Geometry: Surface Area of a Cylinder

Reason For Learning

To be able to recognize which 2-D shapes a cylinder is made up of and use this information to calculate the surface area.

Learning Intention

I can calculate the surface area of a cylinder by finding the area two circles and a rectangle.

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    ACMMG217 Level 9

    Calculate the surface area and volume of cylinders and solve related problems