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Cylinders: The Cylinder Area Formula

A cylinder has a radius and height and its surface area is calculated by adding the areas of the two circular bases and the area of the curved surface that wraps around the cylinder. The document provides the formula for calculating the surface area of a cylinder and examples of applying the formula to cylinders with different radii and heights.

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Cylinders: The Cylinder Area Formula

A cylinder has a radius and height and its surface area is calculated by adding the areas of the two circular bases and the area of the curved surface that wraps around the cylinder. The document provides the formula for calculating the surface area of a cylinder and examples of applying the formula to cylinders with different radii and heights.

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CYLINDERS

A cylinder has a radius (r) and a height (h) (see picture below).
This shape is similar to a can. The surface area is the area of the top and bottom circles (which are the same), and the
area of the rectangle (label that wraps around the can)

The Cylinder Area Formula

The picture below illustrates how the formula for the area of a cylinder is simply the sum of the areas of the top and
bottom circles plus the area of a rectangle. This rectangle is what the cylinder would look like if we 'unraveled' it.

Below is a picture of the general formula for area

Practice Problems on Area of a Cylinder


Problem 1
What is the area of the cylinder with a radius of 2 and a height of 6?

Problem 2
What is the area of the cylinder with a radius of 3 and a height of 5?

Problem 3
What is the area of the cylinder with a radius of 6 and a height of 7?

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