How Do You Find the Lateral and Surface Areas of a Cylinder?
How Do You Find the Lateral and Surface Areas of a Cylinder?
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Want to know how the find the lateral and surface areas of a cylinder? Then this tutorial was made for you! You'll see how to apply each formula to the given information to find the lateral area and surface area. Check it out!
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Background Tutorials
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Further Exploration
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