What is the formula for the surface area of a cylinder?

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sankarankalyanam
Apr 27, 2018

color(brown)(T S A = 2pi r (r + h)

Explanation:

![http://www.mathwarehouse.com/solid-geometry/cylinder/http://formula-area-of-cylinder.php](https://useruploads.socratic.org/11giIOQ6QGmRmtGGy4rb_cylinder%20surface%20area.png)

"Lateral Surface Area of a cylinder " L S A = 2 pi r h

"Base Area of the cylinder " A = pi r^2, " Area of Top & Bottom Circles"

"Total Surface Area of cylinder " T S A = 2 * A + L S A

T S A = 2 pi r^2 + 2 pi r h

color(brown)(T S A = 2pi r (r + h)

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