What is the general formula for the surface area of a cylinder or prism? Geometry Perimeter, Area, and Volume Perimeter and Area of Non-Standard Shapes 1 Answer Mark D. Jun 22, 2018 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# Answer link Related questions A rectangle is 12cm longer than its wide. It's perimeter is 68m, how do you find it's length and width? If the area of a square is 225 cm2, what is perimeter? How do you find the perimeter and area of a square with side 6 1/2 in? The length of a rectangle is 3 times its width. If the area of the rectangle is #"192 in"^2#,... A square has a perimeter of 36 inches. What is the area? If a semi circle has a diameter of 4cm then what is the perimeter? A painting measures 12 inches by 16 inches and is surrounded by a frame of uniform width around... A clear plastic prism has six faces, each of which is a parallelogram of side length 1 meter. A... How do you find the area of a trapezoid when you have the length of every side but not the height? The area of a trapezoid is equal to half of the product of the height and sum of the bases. How... See all questions in Perimeter and Area of Non-Standard Shapes Impact of this question 2515 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License