Cylinders - Overview

Author:
Christine
Topic:
Cylinder

Cylinders - Overview

Cylinder Facts: Notice these interesting things:
  • It has a flat base and a flat top
  • The base is the same as the top
  • From base to top the shape stays the same
  • It has one curved side
  • The cross-section of a cylinder is a circle
  An object shaped like a cylinder is said to be cylindrical.   Surface Area of a Cylinder: The Surface Area has these parts:
  • Surface Area of Both Ends = 2 × π × r2
  • Surface Area of Side = 2 × π × r × h
Which together make: Surface Area = 2 × π × r × (r+h) Example: h = 7 and r = 2 Surface Area= 2 × π × r × (r+h)     = 2 × π × 2 × (2+7)    = 2 × π × 2 × 9     = 36 π     ≈ 113.097 Volume of a Cylinder: To calculate the volume we multiply the area of the base by the height of the cylinder:
  • Area of the base: π × r2
  • Height: h
And we get: Volume = π × r× h Example: h = 7 and r = 2 Volume= π × r2 × h    = π × 22 × 7    = 28 π    ≈  87.96 Volume = pizza How to remember: Volume = pizza Imagine you just cooked a pizza. The radius is "z", and the thickness "a" is the same everywhere ... what is the volume? Volume =   pi × z × z × a (we would normally write "pi" as π, and z × z as z2, but you get the idea!)