Surface Area of Cylinder
The surface area of a cylinder can be defined as the total space covered by the flat surfaces of the bases of the cylinder and its curved surface. The total surface area of the cylinder has two components – a curved surface area and two flat surface areas.
Formula of Surface Area of a Cylinder
The formula for the surface area of the cylinder is used to find the surface area occupied by the bases of the cylinder and the curved surface of the cylinder. Since a cylinder has a curved surface, we can express its curved surface area as well as total surface area. This means that a cylinder has two kinds of surface areas -Total Surface Area (TSA) and Curved Surface Area (TSA).
Curved Surface Area of Cylinder
The curved surface area of a cylinder is the surface area covered by its curved surface only. If the radius of the base of the cylinder is ‘r’ and the height of the cylinder is ‘h’, the curved surface area of a cylinder is calculated using the following formula:
Curved Surface Area of Cylinder Formula
Curved surface area of cylinder = 2πrh
where,
- r = radius of the cylinder
- h = height of cylinder
- π = 22/7 or 3.14
Example: Find the Curved surface area of a cylinder of radius 7 cm and height 14 cm.
Solution:
The curved surface area of a cylinder can be calculated using the formula, CSA = 2πrh.
After substituting the value of r = 7, h = 14, we get:
CSA = 2πrh
= 2 × 3.14 × 7 × 14
= 615.8 cm2
Total Surface Area of Cylinder
The total surface area of the cylinder is obtained by adding the area of the two bases and the area of the curved surface. Thus, the formula for the total surface area of the cylinder is given as,
Total surface area of cylinder = Area of two bases + Area of the curved surface. Since the bases of the cylinder are circular in shape, their combined area will be πr2 + πr2. We already know that the curved surface area of a cylinder is 2πrh.
Total surface area of cylinder ⇒ (πr2 + πr2) + 2πrh
⇒ 2πr2 + 2πrh
Total surface area of cylinder = 2πr(r+h)
where,
- r = radius of the cylinder
- h = height of cylinder
Example: Find the Total surface area (TSA) of a cylinder of radius 5 cm and height 8 cm.
Solution:
The Total surface area (TSA) of a cylinder can be calculated using the formula, TSA = 2πr(r + h).
After substituting the value of r = 5, h = 8, we get:
TSA = 2πr(r + h)
= 2 × 3.14 × 5(5 + 8)
= 615.8 cm2