Name: _________________________________________
Class Prd: _______
Surface Area of Cylinders
Use your calculator but show your process!!
Use the π key on your graphing calculator. If your calculator does not have a π key, please
use 3.14 for pi. Round to the hundredths place.
1. Find the lateral surface area of the cylinder.
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2. Jack is painting the outside of some water barrels. The barrels have a radius of 2 feet and
a height of 3 feet. If one gallon of paint covers 210 square feet, how many complete
barrels can be painted with a gallon?
3. A cylinder has a lateral surface area of 528 square millimeters. If the cylinder has a height
of 12 inches, what is the approximate length of the diameter?
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Name: _________________________________________
4. Ian designs and creates his own landscaping for his model train set. He wants to create
one of the two silo designs shown below. If Ian has a sheet of metal with an area of 2000
square inches, which design can he build?
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5. List the three figures below in order from greatest to least surface area.
hRectangular prism has a base that measures 8 feet by 2 feet with a height of 15 feet.
hA cylinder has a diameter of 20 feet and a height of 7 feet.
hTriangular prism
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