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# Surface Area and Volume of Cylinders

## Surface area and volume of solids with congruent circular bases in parallel planes.

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Cylinders

What if you were given a solid three-dimensional figure with congruent enclosed circular bases that are in parallel planes? How could you determine how much two-dimensional and three-dimensional space that figure occupies? After completing this Concept, you'll be able to find the surface area and volume of a cylinder.

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### Guidance

A cylinder is a solid with congruent circular bases that are in parallel planes. The space between the circles is enclosed.

A cylinder has a radius and a height.

A cylinder can also be oblique (slanted) like the one below.

##### Surface Area

Surface area is the sum of the area of the faces of a solid. The basic unit of area is the square unit.

Surface Area of a Right Cylinder: SA=2πr2+2πrh\begin{align*}SA=2 \pi r^2+2 \pi rh\end{align*}.

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To see an animation of the surface area, click http://www.rkm.com.au/ANIMATIONS/animation-Cylinder-Surface-Area-Derivation.html, by Russell Knightley.

##### Volume

To find the volume of any solid you must figure out how much space it occupies. The basic unit of volume is the cubic unit. For cylinders, volume is the area of the circular base times the height.

Volume of a Cylinder: V=πr2h\begin{align*}V=\pi r^2 h\end{align*}.

If an oblique cylinder has the same base area and height as another cylinder, then it will have the same volume. This is due to Cavalieri’s Principle, which states that if two solids have the same height and the same cross-sectional area at every level, then they will have the same volume.

#### Example A

Find the surface area of the cylinder.

r=4\begin{align*}r = 4\end{align*} and h=12\begin{align*}h = 12\end{align*}.

SA=2π(4)2+2π(4)(12)=32π+96π=128π units2

#### Example B

The circumference of the base of a cylinder is 16π\begin{align*}16 \pi\end{align*} and the height is 21. Find the surface area of the cylinder.

We need to solve for the radius, using the circumference.

2πrr=16π=8

Now, we can find the surface area.

SA=2π(8)2+(16π)(21)=128π+336π=464π units2

#### Example C

Find the volume of the cylinder.

If the diameter is 16, then the radius is 8.

V=π82(21)=1344π units3\begin{align*}V=\pi 8^2 (21)=1344 \pi \ units^3\end{align*}

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### Guided Practice

1. Find the volume of the cylinder.

2. If the volume of a cylinder is 484π in3\begin{align*}484 \pi \ in^3\end{align*} and the height is 4 in, what is the radius?

3. The circumference of the base of a cylinder is 80π cm\begin{align*}80 \pi \ cm\end{align*} and the height is 36 cm. Find the total surface area.

1. V=π62(15)=540π units3\begin{align*}V=\pi 6^2 (15)=540 \pi \ units^3\end{align*}

2. Solve for r\begin{align*}r\end{align*}.

484π12111in=πr2(4)=r2=r

3. We need to solve for the radius, using the circumference.

2πrr=80π=40

Now, we can find the surface area.

SA=2π(40)2+(80π)(36)=3200π+2880π=6080π units2

### Explore More

1. Two cylinders have the same surface area. Do they have the same volume? How do you know?
2. A cylinder has r=h\begin{align*}r = h\end{align*} and the radius is 4 cm. What is the volume?
3. A cylinder has a volume of 486π ft.3\begin{align*}486 \pi \ ft.^3\end{align*}. If the height is 6 ft., what is the diameter?
1. A right cylinder has a 7 cm radius and a height of 18 cm. Find the volume.

Find the volume of the following solids. Round your answers to the nearest hundredth.

Find the value of x\begin{align*}x\end{align*}, given the volume.

1. V=6144π units3\begin{align*}V=6144 \pi \ units^3\end{align*}
2. The area of the base of a cylinder is 49π in2\begin{align*}49 \pi \ in^2\end{align*} and the height is 6 in. Find the volume.
3. The circumference of the base of a cylinder is 34π cm\begin{align*}34 \pi \ cm\end{align*} and the height is 20 cm. Find the total surface area.
4. The lateral surface area of a cylinder is 30π m2\begin{align*}30 \pi \ m^2\end{align*} and the height is 5m. What is the radius?

### Answers for Explore More Problems

To view the Explore More answers, open this PDF file and look for section 11.4.

### Vocabulary Language: English Spanish

cylinder

cylinder

A solid with congruent circular bases that are in parallel planes. The space between the circles is enclosed. A cylinder has a radius and a height and can also be oblique (slanted). {{Inline image |source=Image:geo-11-02-11.png|size=115px}}
Surface Area

Surface Area

Surface area is the total area of all of the surfaces of a three-dimensional object.
Volume

Volume

Volume is the amount of space inside the bounds of a three-dimensional object.
Cavalieri's Principle

Cavalieri's Principle

States that if two solids have the same height and the same cross-sectional area at every level, then they will have the same volume.
Oblique Cylinder

Oblique Cylinder

An oblique cylinder is a cylinder with bases that are not directly above one another.