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Surface area of a Right Circular Cylinder (MA5-ARE-C-01)

Introduction

In this activity, we will get familiar with the geometry of a right circular cylinder. This is a long name that we will explain. It describes a particular type of cylinders: the most common one! For instance, we find it inside kitchen-rolls and toilet paper rolls. As this is the only type of cylinders we will encounter in high school, we commonly just use "cylinder". Credit: This activity was originally developed by wheelerELHS.

Instructions

Adjust the radius (r) and height (h) to observe the changes to the cylinder and its net. The surface area of the cylinder is the sum of the surface area of the lateral face and twice the area of the circular base.

Right circular cylinder

Where does the name come from?

Select all correct answers. 1) This 3D surface is classified as a cylinder, because.....

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2) This cylinder is a right circular cylinder because....

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3) Is the height of the lateral face of a cylinder related to any of its base's dimensions?

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4) Is the width of the lateral face of a cylinder related to its base?

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Dimensions of this cylinder

Use the sliding bars of the applet to change the dimensions of the cylinder to answer the following questions. You don't need a calculator to answer any of these questions. Select all correct statements. 5) Using the sliding bar for the radius of the base, I observe that ...

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6) Using the sliding bar for the height h of the cylinder, I observe that ...

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7) The smallest possible area of its base is ...

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8) The smallest possible area of its lateral face is ...

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9) The smallest possible total area surface of this cylinder is ...

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10) What is the surface area of a cylinder with a radius of 1 and a height of 3?

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10) What is the surface area of a cylinder with a radius of 2 and a height of 0.5?

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11) If the height of this cylinder is 1, for which value of the base radius r is the lateral area equal to the area of one of the base?

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12) If the height of this cylinder is 1, for which value of the base radius r is the lateral area equal to the sum of the base areas?

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13) If the height of this cylinder is 2, for which value of the base radius r is the lateral area equal to the sum of the base areas?

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14) If the height of this cylinder is 2, for which value of the base radius r is the lateral area equal to the sum of the base areas?

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15) what is the relation between the base radius and the height of the cylinder for which the lateral area and the sum of its base areas (top and bottom) are the same?

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Practice using the formula

Use the formula and a calculator to calculate the (total) surface area of these cylinders.
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16) What is the total surface area (TSA) of a cylinder of height 3m and base radius 2m? All results are given in squared meters and rounded to one decimal place.

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17) Select all answers equivalent to 7.56 .

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18) What is the total surface area (TSA) of a cylindrical gutter pipe that is 6 meter long and has a diameter of 10 cm? The result is rounded to a whole number.

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19) A gas pipe with outside diameter of 32 mm is 10 m long. What is its surface area? Choose the closest answer:

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20) A 1m long section of an optical fibre cable has diameter of 50 micrometre. This section can be seen as a long and very thin cylinder. What is the ratio of the lateral area to the area of one base? Choose the closest answer:

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