document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=596902>Question 596902</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you find the surface area of a cylinder </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #377939 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=377939\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cylinder is composed of two \"bases\" and another surface. Hence the surface area is equal to the sum of these areas.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example, if you have a right circular cylinder with radius r and height h, the areas of the bases would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 2 \pi r^2\"> because we have two circles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the remaining surface would be equal to the circumference of the base, times the height (this is because if we were to unfold it, we would obtain a rectangle with those dimensions). Therefore this area would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE (2\pi r)h\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the total surface area, add these two up. </SPAN>\n" );
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