George is trying to find the surface area of his steamer basket. He knows that the area of each of the circular bases is 452.16 cm^2 and the area of the rectangular face connecting the circles is 678.24 cm^2 .
What is the surface area of the steamer basket?
To find the surface area of the steamer basket, we need to add up the areas of the two circular bases and the rectangular face.
Given:
Area of each circular base = 452.16 cm^2
Area of rectangular face = 678.24 cm^2
Surface area of the steamer basket = 2*(Area of circular base) + Area of rectangular face
Surface area = 2*452.16 + 678.24
Surface area = 904.32 + 678.24
Surface area = 1582.56 cm^2
Therefore, the surface area of the steamer basket is 1582.56 cm^2.