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Surface Area and Volume Revision Sheet

A stronger revision sheet for cylinders, cones, and spheres that keeps radius, diameter, slant height, and result units clear.

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Formula highlights

Cylinder surface area
A = 2 pi r^2 + 2 pi r h
Cone volume
V = 1/3 pi r^2 h

Choose the quantity first

  • Volume answers capacity questions.
  • Surface area answers coverage or exposed-material questions.
  • Curved surface area is not always the same as total surface area.

Key formulas

  • Cylinder volume: pi r^2 h
  • Cylinder total surface area: 2pi r^2 + 2pi rh
  • Cone volume: (1/3)pi r^2 h
  • Sphere volume: (4/3)pi r^3
  • Sphere surface area: 4pi r^2

Worked examples

Radius and diameter must not be mixed. If diameter is given, halve it before using radius-based formulas.

Cone surface-area work may require slant height rather than the vertical height used in the volume formula.

Quick checks

  • Volume -> cubic units
  • Surface area -> squared units
  • Check whether the top and bottom are included in the surface question
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