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2022 Fermat Problem 17
An aluminum can in the shape of a cylinder is closed at both ends. Its surface area is 300 cm^2. If the radius of the can were doubled, its surface area would be 900 cm^2. If instead the height of the can were doubled, what would its surface area be?
(The surface area of a cylinder with radius r and height h is equal to 2\pi r^2 + 2\pi rh.)
\textbf{(A)}\ 450 \text{ cm}^2\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 600 \text{ cm}^2\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 750 \text{ cm}^2\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 375 \text{ cm}^2\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 300 \text{ cm}^2
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