Cylinder Volume and Area

radius

1

height

1


base area	3.142
× height	1
= volume	3.142

curved area	6.283
+ flat areas	6.283
= total area	12.566

A cylinder, can, barrel, tube or coin features a circular base combined with some height for a three-dimensional object. The volume of a cylinder with height

h

and radius

r

is given by

π

2

r

h

(base area × height). The top area equals the bottom area,

π

2

r

(the area of the circle). The curved surface area is

2πrh

(circumference × height).