Surface Area Formula for Cylinders
Skill:
Find the lateral area and surface area of a right prism, pyramid, right circular cylinder, and cone using formulas.
Surface Area Formula for Cylinders
Open up a cylinder and make observations about its surface area using its net.
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
Open-ended question
What is another way to write the formula for the surface area of a cylinder?
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