Glencoe Math: Course 3, Volume 2
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4. Surface Area of Cylinders
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Exercise 4 Page 622

Use the formula for the surface area of a cylinder.

1960.4 cm^2

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We are given a cylinder and want to find its surface area.

To calculate the surface area of a cylinder, we can use the following formula. S=2π rh+2π r^2 In this formula, r is the radius and h is the height of the cylinder. From the diagram above we can see that the diameter of the base is 24 cm. Recall that the diameter of a circle is twice the length of the radius. With this in mind, we can find the length of the radius by substituting d=24 into the formula below.
d=2r
24=2r
24/2=2r/2
12/1=r/1
12=r
r=12
Finally, by substituting r with 12 and h with 14 into the formula for the surface area, we can solve for S. Let's do it!
S=2π rh+2π r^2
S=2π( 12)( 14)+2π( 12)^2
Simplify right-hand side
S=2π( 12)(14)+2π(144)
S=336π+288π
S=624π
S=1960.353815...
S≈ 1960.4
The surface area of the cylinder is about 1960.4 cm^2.