2004 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 19
Problem
A white cylindrical silo has a diameter of 30 feet and a height of 80 feet. A red stripe with a horizontal width of 3 feet is painted on the silo, as shown, making two complete revolutions around it. What is the area of the stripe in square feet?
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Solution
The cylinder can be "unwrapped" into a rectangle, and we see that the stripe is a parallelogram with base 
and height 
. Thus, we get 
See also
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