Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A capsule is a cylinder with a hemisphere on each end. Its whole length is and its diameter is . Find its surface area in terms of and as a decimal.
The surface area of a joined solid is the area of the faces that stay outside. A cone on a hemisphere has area . A capsule, a cylinder with two hemispheres, has area and total length . Never add the total surface areas of the parts.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The radius. .
Step 2. The cylinder part. .
Step 3. The cylinder. .
Step 4. The two ends. .
Step 5. The total. , which is .
Answer: .
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