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Tennis balls are packed tightly three to a can that is shaped like a cylinder.
a. Estimate how the surface area of the balls compare to the lateral surface area of the can. Explain how you arrived at your estimate.
b. See how close your estimate in part(a) was by actually computing the surface area of the balls and the lateral surface area of the can.
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