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- Cylinder – Surface Area of a Cylinder
A cylinder has three surface areas
- Two circular surface areas
- A curved surface area

When a hollow cylinder is opened at both ends, we have this net shape

The Total Surface Area of a Cylinder (T.S.A) = Circular Surface Area + Curved Surface Area
Formulas for Surface Area of a Cylinder:
1. Curved Surface Area:
The curved surface area of a cylinder is derived from a rectangle

Where when folded, the length becomes the circular base and the breadth of the rectangle becomes the height of the cylinder.
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