Sheet metal troughs
A farmer orders sheet metal troughs from a tinsmith for watering calves on pasture. The tinsmith looks at a drawing of the trough and estimates how much sheet metal will be needed for one trough. Determine the sheet metal consumption, adding 15% for waste and seams. The trough has a diameter of 0.5 m and a length of 1.5 m.
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