Year 8 Mathematics / Surface Area of Solids

Surface Area of Cylinders

Calculate the total surface area of a closed cylinder using SA = 2πr² + 2πrh, find surface area of open cylinders, and solve for missing dimensions.

Syllabus area

Measurement and Space

Focus

Establish 3D surface-area fluency that Stage 5 surface-area content directly extends.

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