8.5.4 Surface area of a cylinder

A cylinder can be considered a circular prism, so finding the surface area is a lot like a regular prism:

1. Consider how many sides the shape will have
2. Find the area of each side
3. Find the sum of the areas

Resources

• Notes Template (8.5.4.notes.cylinder.sa.pdf)
• Watch the 5 videos and complete your notes:
  • Review of Cylinders
  • Finding the surface area
  • Finding the surface area when not all of the sides are used
  • What is the formula for the Surface Area of a Cylinder?
  • Finding the surface area using the formula

In-Class Assignment

• p186 #3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13