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Anonymous asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 1 decade ago

Volume and Surface area of cylinders?

The ratio between lateral surface area and the total surface area of a right circular cylinder is 1:2. If the total surface area is 616 sq cm. find the volume of the cylinder.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Lateral area is 2*Pi*r*H, while total area is 2*Pi*r*H + 2*Pi*r^2 = 2*Pi*r*(H + r). Their ratio is equal to H/(H + r) = 1/2. Solve for r and find that r = H. So total area is 4*Pi*r^2 = 616

    Volume is Pi*r^2*H = Pi*r^3 = Pi*(616/4Pi)^3/2

  • 5 years ago

    First of the formula findind the surface area of a cylinder is 2 area of the circles + the circumference( height). then the formula of the volume is pi r^2(height) 1)SURFACE AREA 2(pi 7^2) + 2pi(7) times 10 98pi+ 140pi=238pi S= 238picm^2 VOLUME pi7^2 times 10=490pi V=490picm^3 2)SUFACE AREA 2(pi5^2) + 2pi(5) times 25 50pi+250pi=300pi S=300picm^2 Volume pi5^2 times 25=625pi V=625picm^3

  • 1 decade ago

    Let the cylinder have a radius of r and a height of h.

    The lateral surface is equivalent to the area of the rectangle that you get when you peel the label off a can of beans. ie., circumference of the cylinder times height.

    Lateral area = 2 pi r h

    Total area = lateral area plus area of top plus area of bottom = (2 pi r h) + (pi r^2) + (pi r^2)

    So the equations you have is

    1) from ratio:

    (2 pi r h) * 2 = (2 pi r h) + (2 pi r^2)

    2) (2pi r h) + (2 pi r^2) = 616

    From 1) 2pi r^2 = 2 pi r h

    hence r = h

    plut into 2) and solve for r (or h)

    Now calculate the volume as:

    pi r^2 * h = pi r^3 and plug in what you calculated above.

  • 1 decade ago

    Okay so think of a cylinder. And we are thinking of surface area. So what would you have if you look at each surface separately.

    So you have two circles (one is the top and one is the bottom).

    Then the middle part is just a rectangle rolled out right?

    Okay so what is TOTAL surface are?

    2 bases + rectangle piece

    2 (pi r^2) + rectangle piece

    what is the area of the rectangle piece? it's the height multiplied by the circumference of the circle.

    so rectangle piece is = (2pi r)(h)

    so total surface area is

    2 (pi r^2) +(2pi r)(h)

    they tell you that the total surface area is 616 so set this equal to 616

    2 (pi r^2) +(2pi r)(h) = 616

    now what is lateral surface are? It's just the surface area of the rectangular piece which is (2pi r)(h).

    Now they tell you that this surface area is half of the total surface area (that's what ratio 1:2 means).

    so set this equal to half of 616 which is 308

    (2pi r)(h)=308

    So now you have two equations:

    2 (pi r^2) +(2pi r)(h) = 616

    (2pi r)(h)=308

    take the second equation and solve for h.

    (2)(pi)(r)(h)=308

    divide both sides by 2*pi*r

    you get h= 154/(pi*r)

    Now you have the value of h. plug this into the first equation to solve for r.

    2 (pi r^2) +(2pi r)(h) = 616

    2 (pi r^2) +(2pi r)(154/(pi*r)) = 616

    2 (pi r^2) +308 = 616

    2 (pi r^2) = 308

    (pi r^2)=154

    r^2= 154/pi

    r= sqrt(154/pi)

    Okay so now you have r and h. So we can write the formula for volume

    V= base* height

    V= pi*r^2 *h

    V= pi[ sqrt(154/pi)]^2 (154/(pi*r))

    V= pi*(154/pi)(154/(pi*r)

    V= 23716/ pi r

    V= 23716/ pi (sqrt(154/pi))

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