(N/A) The total height of the bucket is $40 \, cm$,which includes the height of the base. So,the height of the frustum of the cone is $h = 40 - 6 = 34 \, cm$.
The radii are $r_1 = \frac{45}{2} = 22.5 \, cm$ and $r_2 = \frac{25}{2} = 12.5 \, cm$.
The slant height of the frustum is $l = \sqrt{h^2 + (r_1 - r_2)^2} = \sqrt{34^2 + (22.5 - 12.5)^2} = \sqrt{1156 + 100} = \sqrt{1256} \approx 35.44 \, cm$.
The area of the metallic sheet used is the sum of the curved surface area of the frustum,the area of the circular base (bottom),and the curved surface area of the cylindrical base.
Area $= \pi l(r_1 + r_2) + \pi r_2^2 + 2 \pi r_2 h_{base}$
$= \frac{22}{7} \times 35.44 \times (22.5 + 12.5) + \frac{22}{7} \times (12.5)^2 + 2 \times \frac{22}{7} \times 12.5 \times 6$
$= \frac{22}{7} \times (1240.4 + 156.25 + 150) = \frac{22}{7} \times 1546.65 \approx 4860.9 \, cm^2$.
The volume of water the bucket can hold is the volume of the frustum:
$V = \frac{1}{3} \pi h (r_1^2 + r_2^2 + r_1 r_2)$
$= \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{22}{7} \times 34 \times (22.5^2 + 12.5^2 + 22.5 \times 12.5)$
$= \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{22}{7} \times 34 \times (506.25 + 156.25 + 281.25) = \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{22}{7} \times 34 \times 943.75 \approx 33615.48 \, cm^3$.