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Right Cylinder Calculator

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Calculates volume, total surface area, lateral surface area, or base area of a cylinder.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Radius (r) and Height (h) in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Lateral Surface Area (A_l), Base Area (A_b), Volume (V), and Total Surface Area (A) in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Small Cylinder

Radius (r): 2 cm; Height (h): 5 cm

Lateral Surface Area (A_l): 62.8318 cm²; Base Area (A_b): 12.56636 cm²; Volume (V): 62.8318 cm³; Total Surface Area (A): 87.96452 cm²

Medium Cylinder

Radius (r): 5 cm; Height (h): 10 cm

Lateral Surface Area (A_l): 314.159 cm²; Base Area (A_b): 78.53975 cm²; Volume (V): 785.3975 cm³; Total Surface Area (A): 471.2385 cm²

Tall Cylinder

Radius (r): 3 cm; Height (h): 15 cm

Lateral Surface Area (A_l): 282.7431 cm²; Base Area (A_b): 28.27431 cm²; Volume (V): 424.11465 cm³; Total Surface Area (A): 339.29172 cm²

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