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Surface area of prisms and cylinders

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In this lesson

Find the surface area of a 3D solid by adding up its triangular and rectangular faces, and find the curved and total surface area of a cylinder, choosing the right one for the question.

What it covers

Surface area of a simple solid by summing its triangular and rectangular faces
Curved surface area of a cylinder (given formula)
Total surface area of a cylinder (given formula)
Explicit three-way contrast: curved SA vs total SA vs volume of a cylinder, so the right formula is picked for what the question actually asks

Key words

cylinder curved surface area total surface area prism

For: Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1

On the specification

Board	Spec	Statement
Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1	F4.10C	Find the surface area of simple shapes using the area formulae for triangles and rectangles
Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1	F4.10D	Find the surface area of a cylinder

For teachers

This GCSE Maths lesson teaches surface area of prisms and cylinders. By the end, students should be able to find the surface area of a 3D solid by adding up its triangular and rectangular faces, and find the curved and total surface area of a cylinder, choosing the right one for the question. It works through two worked examples and the mistakes examiners report.