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countrygirl111071
Mar 20, 2007, 04:32 PM
Formula for total surface area for cylinder, please , need formula only. Please

rustynail
Mar 20, 2007, 04:37 PM
formula for total surface area for cylinder, please , need formula only. please
Develop formula for surface area of cylinder:

Area = (2(pi)r2) + (2(pi)rh)

countrygirl111071
Mar 20, 2007, 04:52 PM
Thank you very much sir

ballengerb1
Mar 20, 2007, 06:23 PM
I picture solutions in my mind and I see a cylinder as a sheet of paper wrapped around into a circle. Open the paper back up and the surface is length X width.

asterisk_man
Mar 21, 2007, 10:49 AM
to be clear:
Area_{cylinder}=2(\text{area of the circular end}) + (\text{area of the side}) = 2\pi r^2 + 2\pi r h