What is the general formula for the surface area of a cylinder or prism?

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What is the general formula for the surface area of a cylinder or prism?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-22T07:21:19

Surface area of a cylinder is

$pir^2$ for the two ends where $r$ is the radius of the cylinder and $piDh$ for the body of the cylinder where $D$ is the diameter and $h$ is the height of the cylinder

Put together

$SA=2pir^2 + piDh$

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