Views of Three-Dimensional

Objects
Focus on…
After this lesson,
you will be able to...
! draw and label
top, front, and
side views of
3-D objects
! build 3-D
objects when
given top, front,
and side views

Sable and Josh are trying to build exactly the same three-dimensional
(3-D) object. They each have the same number of blocks, but they
• 20 unit blocks
• masking tape cannot see each other’s object.
• isometric dot paper Using a common vocabulary can help Sable and Josh build the
same object.
A^iZgVXn A^c`
To describe a
three-dimensional
(3-D) object, count its
faces, edges, and How can you describe and build three-dimensional objects?
vertices.
Face: Edge: line 1. Work with a partner. Create a 3-D object using ten unit blocks.
flat or segment Make sure your partner cannot see your object.
curved where two
surface faces meet
2. Describe your completed object to your partner, and have your
partner try to build the same object. What key words did you
use that were helpful?

3. Decide which faces will be the front and top of your object. Then
Vertex: point determine which faces are the bottom, left side, right side, and back.
where three or You may wish to label the faces with tape. Then, describe your
more edges meet
object to your partner again. Was it easier to describe this time?

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 4. Using isometric dot paper, draw what your object looks like. Using isometric dot paper makes
it easier to draw 3-D shapes.
Follow the steps to draw a
Reflect on Your Findings rectangular solid.
2
5. a) Do you need to know all the views to construct an object? 1
If not, which ones would you use and why?
b) Explain why you might need to have only one side view, 3 4
if the top and front views are also given.
c) Are any other views unnecessary? Are they needed to
construct the same object?

Each view shows two

dimensions. When
combined, these views
create a 3-D diagram.

Example 1: Draw and Label Top, Front, and Side Views

Using blank paper, draw the top, front, and side views of these items.
Label each view.
a) Tissue box b) Compact disk case

Solution
a) top front side
(end of the box)

b) top front side

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 Using blank paper, draw the top, front, and
side views of this object.

Example 2: Sketch a Three-Dimensional Object When Given Views

These views were drawn for an object made of ten blocks.
Architects use top Sketch what the object looks like.
views to draw
blueprints for
buildings.
top

front side

Solution
Use isometric dot paper
to sketch the object.

An object is created using eight

blocks. It has the following top, top
front, and side views. Sketch what
the object looks like on isometric
dot paper. front side

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Example 3: Predict and Draw the Top, Front, and Side Views
After a Rotation
The diagrams show the top, front, and side views of the computer tower.
top front side

This diagram shows

a 90° clockwise
You want to rotate the computer tower 90º clockwise on its base to fit rotation.
into your new desk. Predict which view you believe will become the
front view after the rotation. Then, draw the top, front, and side views 90°
after rotating the tower.

Solution
The original side view will become the new front view after the rotation.
top front side You can use a Draw
program to create
3-D objects.

Stand your MathLinks 8 student resource on your desk. Predict what

the top, front, and side views will look like if you rotate it 90º
clockwise about its spine. Then, draw the top, front, and side views
after rotating the book.

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 • A minimum of three views are needed to describe a 3-D object.
• Using the top, front, and side views, you can build or draw a
3-D object.

top

front side

1. Raina insists that you need to tell her all six views so she can
draw your object. Is she correct? Explain why or why not.

2. Are these views correct? Justify your answer.

front

top side

c)

For help with #3 and #4, refer to Example 1 on

pages 165–166.
3. Sketch and label the top, front, and
side views.
a) b) 4. Choose the correct top, front, and side
Photo view for this object and label each one.
Album
A B C D

E F G
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For help with #5, refer to Example 2 on page 166.
5. Draw each 3-D object using the
views below. 8. Choose two 3-D objects from your
a) classroom. Sketch the top, front, and
top front side
side views for each one.

9. Sketch the front, top, and right side

b) top front side views for these solids.
a) b)

For help with #6 and #7, refer to Example 3 on front front

page 167.
c)
6. A television set has the following views.
top front side

front

If you turn the television 90°

counterclockwise, how would the three
views change? Sketch and label each 10. Describe two objects that meet this
new view. requirement: When you rotate an object 90°,
the top, front, and side views are the same as
7. Choose which object the top, front, and side views of the object
has a front view like this before it was rotated.
after a rotation of
90º clockwise onto its side. 11. An injured bumblebee sits at a vertex of a
a) b)
cube with edge length 1 m. The bee moves
along the edges of the cube and comes
back to the original vertex without visiting
any other vertex twice.
set of books
a) Draw diagrams to show the
bumblebee’s trip around the cube.
CD rack b) What is the length, in metres, of the
longest trip?

MATH LINK
Choose one of the essential buildings that you discussed for your new community
on page 163. Draw and label a front, side, and top view.

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 Nets of Three-Dimensional
Objects
Focus on…
After this lesson, you
will be able to...
! determine the
correct nets for
3-D objects
! build 3-D objects
from nets
! draw nets for
3-D objects

rectangular prism
• a prism whose bases
are congruent rectangles
Shipping containers help distribute materials all over the world. Items
can be shipped by boat, train, or transport truck to any destination
using these containers. Shipping containers are right rectangular prisms .
Why do you think this shape is used?

• grid paper
• scissors
• clear tape
• rectangular prisms How do you know if a net can build a right rectangular prism?
(blocks of wood,
cardboard boxes, Here are a variety of possible nets
unit blocks) for a right rectangular prism.
rectangular prism
net
• a two-dimensional Literacy Link
shape that, when
A right prism has
folded, encloses a
sides that are
3-D object perpendicular to the
bases of the prism.

net cube 1. Draw each net on grid paper.

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 2. Predict which nets will form a right rectangular prism.

3. Cut each net out along the outside edges and fold along the inside
edges, taping the cut edges to try to form a right rectangular prism.

4. Do all the nets create right rectangular prisms?

5. Place a right rectangular prism (such as a small cardboard box)

on a piece of blank paper. “Roll” the prism onto its faces, trace
each face, and try to draw another correct net. Your net should
be different from the examples you have already made.

Reflect on Your Findings

6. a) Compare the net you drew with those of three of your
classmates. What is the same and different about your nets?
b) Is there more than one way to draw a net for a 3-D object?
Explain your answer.

Example 1: Draw a Net for a Three-Dimensional Object

A company asks you to create an umbrella stand
for large beach umbrellas. Draw the net for the
umbrella stand.

Solution
Visualize what the umbrella stand would look like if you could cut it
open and flatten it. The net has one circle and a rectangle. When the
rectangle is curved around the circle, the net will form a cylinder with
an open top. The width of the rectangle is equal to the circumference
of the circle.

Draw a net for an unopened soup can.

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 Example 2: Build a Three-Dimensional Object From a Given Net
Before going to leadership camp, your group needs to put a tent
together. Can this net be folded to form the shape of a tent?

Strategies
Model It
Solution
Trace the net onto paper. Cut along the outside edges and fold
along the inside edges. Tape the cut edges together to try to build
triangular prism a right triangular prism .
• a prism with two
triangular bases
each the same size
and shape

The net can be folded to form the shape of a tent.

Build a 3-D object using this net. What object

does it make?

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 • A net is a two-dimensional shape that, when folded,
encloses a three-dimensional object.

net cube

• The same 3-D object can be created by folding

different nets.

• You can draw a net for an object by visualizing what it would

look like if you cut along the edges and flattened it out.

1. Both of these nets have six faces, like a cube. Will both nets
form a cube? Justify your answer.

Net A Net B

2. Patricia is playing the lead role in the school musical this year. She
missed Math class while she was performing. She cannot figure out
if a net will build the correct 3-D object, and asks you for help after
school. Show how you would help her figure out this problem.

For help with #3 to #5, refer to Example 1 on page 171.

3. Sketch a net for each object.
a) b) c)

hockey puck chocolate bar

jewellery box

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 4. Draw the net for each object. Label the 7. Match each solid with its net. Copy the
measurements on the net. nets, then try to create the 3-D objects.
a) d = 30 mm

A ream describes a rectangular prism

78 mm quantity of
approximately 500 cylinder
sheets of paper.

b)
triangular prism
A B

28 cm 5 cm
Paper
500 Sheets

21.5 cm

5. Draw a net on grid paper for a rectangular

prism with the following measurements:
length is six units, width is four units, and
height is two units.
C

For help with #6 and #7, refer to Example 2 on

page 172. D
6. a) Draw the net on grid paper, as shown.
Cut along the outside edges of the net
and fold to form a 3-D object.

8. A box of pens measures 15.5 cm by 7 cm

by 2.5 cm. Draw a net for the box on a
b) What is this object called? piece of centimetre grid paper. Then, cut
it out and fold it to form the box.

9. You are designing a new mailbox. Draw

a net of your creation. Include all
measurements.

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10. Simon designed two nets. 12. The six sides of a cube are each a
different colour. Four of the views
are shown below.

What colour is on the opposite side of

each of these faces?
a) Enlarge both nets on grid paper, and
build the 3-D objects they form. a) purple

b) What object does each net form? b) blue

c) red

13. How many possible nets can create a cube?

Sketch all of them. The first one is done
11. Hannah and Dakota design a spelling for you.
board game. They use letter tiles to create
words. Tiles may be stacked (limit of four)
on top of letters already used for a word
on the board to form a new word.
a) Draw a 3-D picture of what these
stacked tiles might look like.
b) Draw a top view that illustrates the
stacked tiles for people reading the
instructions.

MATH LINK
When buildings are designed, it is
important to consider engineering
principles, maximum and
minimum height requirements,
and budget.
a) Create a 3-D sketch of two
buildings for your miniature
community, one that is a prism
and one that is a cylinder.
b) Draw a net of each building,
including all possible
measurements needed to
build your miniature.

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 Surface Area of a Prism

Focus on…
After this lesson,
you will be able to...
! link area to
surface area
! find the surface
area of a right
prism

Most products come in some sort of packaging. You can help

conserve energy and natural resources by purchasing products that
• are made using recycled material
• use recycled material for packaging
• do not use any packaging
What other ways could you reduce packaging?

How can you determine the surface area of a package?

• empty cardboard box 1. Choose an empty cardboard box. Cut along edges of the box so it
(cereal box, granola
box, snack box, etc.)
unfolds to form a net.
• scissors Do you need to
• ruler include the material
• scrap paper used in the
overlapping flaps?
Why or why not?

2. Suppose you want to design an advertisement to place on the outside

of your box. How can you determine the surface area you have to
work with?

Reflect on Your Findings

3. a) Share your method with several of your classmates. Discuss any
similarities or differences between the methods.
b) Which method do you prefer to use? Justify your response.

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Example 1: Calculate the Surface Area of a Right Rectangular Prism
a) Draw the net of this right rectangular prism.

6 cm
4 cm
10 cm

b) What is the surface area of the prism? surface area

• the number of square
Solution units needed to cover
a 3-D object
a)
• the sum of the areas of
10 cm
all the faces of an
4 cm object
6 cm

b) The right rectangular prism has faces that are three different sizes.
front or back top or bottom ends
4 cm 4 cm
6 cm
10 cm 6 cm Area is measured in
10 cm
square units.
A=l×w A=l×w A=l×w For example, square
centimetres, square
A = 10 × 6 A = 10 × 4 A=6×4 metres, etc.
A = 60 A = 40 A = 24
The area of the front The area of the top The area of each
or back is 60 cm2. or bottom is 40 cm2. end is 24 cm2.

The surface area is the sum of the areas of all the faces.
The front and back The top and bottom The two ends have Strategies
have the same area: have the same area: the same area: How else could you
A = 60 × 2 A = 40 × 2 A = 24 × 2 calculate the surface
area?
A = 120 A = 80 A = 48

Surface area = (area of front and back) + (area of top and bottom)
+ (area of ends)
= 120 + 80 + 48 You could add the areas you calculated
= 248 first. 60 + 40 + 24 = 124
Each area is the same as the area of one other
face, so you could then multiply the total by
The surface area of the right rectangular prism two. 124 × 2 = 248
is 248 cm2.

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 What is the surface area of this right
rectangular prism?

16 cm

3 cm
8 cm

Example 2: Calculate the Surface Area of a Right Triangular

Prism
a) Draw the net of this right
triangular prism.
b) What is the surface area?
2.6 m
9m

3m

Solution
a)

9m
Strategies
Draw a Diagram 3m
2.6 m
Strategies
What other strategies
could you use? b) The bases of the prism are equilateral triangles.
The sides of the prism are rectangles.
rectangle triangle

3m 2.6 m

Literacy Link 9m 3m
An equilateral triangle A=l×w A = (b × h) ÷ 2
has three equal sides
and three equal A=9×3 A = (3 × 2.6) ÷ 2
angles. Equal sides A = 27 A = 7.8 ÷ 2
are shown on A = 3.9
diagrams by placing
The area of one The area of one
tick marks on them.
rectangle is 27 m2. triangle is 3.9 m2.

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 This right triangular prism has five faces.
There are three rectangles of the same size and two triangles
of the same size.
Surface area = (3 × area of rectangle) + (2 × area of triangle)
= (3 × 27) + (2 × 3.9)
= 81 + 7.8
= 88.8
The surface area of the right triangular prism is 88.8 m2.

Find the surface area of this

triangular prism.
9.9 cm
7 cm

2 cm
7 cm

• Surface area is the sum of the areas of all the faces of a 3-D object.
A1

A6 A2 A5

A3

A4

Surface Area = A1 + A2 + A3 + A4 + A5 + A6,

where A1 represents the area of rectangle 1, A2
represents the area of rectangle 2, etc.

1. Write a set of guidelines that you could use to find the surface area
of a prism. Share your guidelines with a classmate.

2. A right rectangular prism has six faces. Why might you have to
find the area of only three of the faces to be able to find the surface
area? Use pictures and words to explain your thinking.

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 7. Given the area of each face of a right
rectangular prism, what is the surface area?
For help with #3 and #4, refer to Example 1 on
front top side
page 177.
2
3. Find the surface 12 mm
area of this right 2
2 15 mm
rectangular prism to 18.5 cm 20 mm
the nearest tenth of a
square centimetre. 5 cm
13.5 cm

4. Find the surface area 8. Paco builds a glass greenhouse.

of this CD case.
14 cm

1 cm
12.3 cm 1.1 m
2.4 m

For help with #5 to #7, refer to Example 2 on 1.8 m

0.6 m
pages 178–179.
a) How many glass faces does the
5. Calculate the greenhouse have?
surface area of 2.7 m
b) How much glass does Paco need
this ramp in the 1.4 m to buy?
shape of a right 0.7 m
triangular prism. 2.3 m
9. What is the minimum amount of material
Give your answer
needed to make the cover of this textbook
to the nearest tenth of a square metre.
if there is no overlap? Give your answer to
the nearest square millimetre.

10. Jay wants to make a bike ramp. He draws

the following sketch. What is the surface
6. Cheese is sometimes packaged in a
area of the ramp?
triangular box. How much cardboard
would you need to cover this piece of
cheese if you do not include overlapping?
Calculate your answer to the nearest tenth
of a square centimetre. 0.9 m 2.2 m

2m
4.5 cm 6.4 cm The tick marks on
the two sides of
the triangle
3 cm indicate that these
sides are equal. 1.6 m
9.1 cm

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11. Dallas wants to paint three cubes. The 14. Ethan is hosting games night this weekend.
cubes measure 1 m × 1 m × 1 m, He bought ten packages of playing cards.
2 m × 2 m × 2 m, and 3 m × 3 m × 3 m, Each package measures 9 cm × 6.5 cm ×
respectively. What total surface area will 1.7 cm. He wants to build a container to
Dallas paint if he decides not to paint the hold all ten packages of cards.
bottoms of the three cubes? a) What are the minimum inside
dimensions of the container?
b) Is there more than one kind of
container that would work? Draw
diagrams to help explain your answer.

15. a) If the edge length of a cube is doubled,

12. Tadika has a gift to wrap. Both of these
find the ratio of the old surface area to
containers will hold her gift. Which
the new surface area.
container would allow her to use the
least amount of wrapping paper? Explain b) What happens if the edge length of
your choice. a cube is tripled? Is there a pattern?
7 cm
16. Shelby wants
to paint the
walls and
ceiling of a 2.6 m
6.8 m
30 cm rectangular
4.8 m
5 cm
room.

10 cm
5 cm Type of Paint Size of Paint Can Cost
10 cm
4L $24.95
Wall paint
1L $7.99
Ceiling paint 4L $32.95

13. A square cake pan measures 30 cm on One litre of paint covers 9.5 m2.
each side and is 5 cm deep. Cody wants a) What is the least amount of paint Shelby
to coat the inside of the pan with non- can buy to paint the room (subtract 5 m2
stick oil. If a single can of non-stick oil for the door and windows)?
covers an area of 400 000 cm2, how
b) How much will the paint cost,
many pans can be coated with a single
can? including the amount of tax charged
in your region?

MATH LINK
For the prism-shaped building you created in the Math Link on page 175, how much
material do you need to cover the exterior walls and the roof of the building?

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 Surface Area of a Cylinder

Focus on…
After this lesson,
you will be able to...
! find the surface
area of a cylinder

Glow sticks work because of a chemical reaction. There are two

solutions in separate compartments inside the stick. Once you bend the
stick, the two solutions mix. This mixture creates a new solution that
gives off light. The colour of the glow stick depends on the dye in the
mixture. How might you determine how much plastic would be needed
to make a glow stick to fit around your wrist?

cylinder How do you find the surface area of a right cylinder ?

• a three-dimensional Work with a partner.
object with two
parallel and congruent 1. a) Draw the net of a glow stick. Use
circular bases the actual dimensions from the d = 0.5 cm
diagram shown. 21 cm
b) Describe each face of your net.

2. How can you use what you know about circles to help you find the
surface area of the glow stick?
cylinder

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 3. What is the surface area of the glow stick, to the nearest hundredth
of a square centimetre? Include the units in your final answer.
Pop cans are
cylinders. The world’s
4. Share your strategies with another group. largest Coke™ can is
located in Portage la
Prairie, Manitoba.
Reflect on Your Findings
5. Would your method work for any right cylinder? Explain
your reasoning.

Example 1: Determine the Surface Area of a Right Cylinder

a) Estimate the surface area of the can.
b) What is the surface area of the can?
Express your answer to the nearest
hundredth of a square centimetre? 11 cm

Solution 7.5 cm

The surface area of the can is found by adding the areas of the two
circular bases and the rectangular side that surrounds them.
The width, w, of the rectangle is the height of the can.
The length, l, of the rectangle is equal to the circumference of the circle.
a) To estimate, use approximate values:
d ≈ 8 cm, w ≈ 10 cm, π ≈ 3. Literacy Link
r2 means
Area of circle = π × r2 r×r
circle
≈3×4×4
≈ 48 radius
How is the radius related centre
There are two circles: to the diameter?
diameter
2 × 48 = 96
The area of the two circles is approximately 96 cm2.
Area of rectangle = l × w
What formulas could you
= (π × d) × w
use to find the circumference
≈ 3 × 8 × 10 of a circle?
≈ 240
The area of the rectangle is approximately 240 cm2.
Estimated surface area = area of two circles + area of rectangle
≈ 96 + 240
≈ 340
The estimated surface area is 340 cm2.

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 Strategies b) Method 1: Use a Net
Draw a Diagram Draw the net and label the measurements.
top side bottom

7.5 cm

11 cm

The diameter of the circle is 7.5 cm.

Determine the radius.
7.5 ÷ 2 = 3.75
The radius of the circle is 3.75 cm.
Find the area of one circle.
Use 3.14 as an
A = π × r2 approximate value
If your calculator has A ≈ 3.14 × 3.752 for π.
a π key, you can use A ≈ 44.15625
it to get a more
accurate answer. The area of one circle is approximately 44.15625 cm2.
Find the area of two circles.
2 ×44.15625 = 88.3125
The area of both circles is approximately 88.3125 cm2.
Find the area of the rectangle using the circumference of the circle.
A=l×w
A = (π × d) × w
A ≈ 3.14 × 7.5 × 11
A ≈ 259.05
The area of the rectangle is approximately 259.05 cm2.
Calculate the total surface area.
Round your Surface area = 88.3125 + 259.05
answer at the end of = 347.3625
the calculation. The total surface area is approximately 347.36 cm2.

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 Method 2: Use a Formula.
Use this formula to find the total surface area of any cylinder.
S.A. = 2 × (π × r2) + (π × d × h)
This formula incorporates each shape and its area
S.A. ≈ 2 × (3.14 × 3.752) + (3.14 × 7.5 × 11) formula to find the surface area.
S.A. ≈ 88.3125 + 259.05 2 × (π × r2) + (π × d) × h
S.A. ≈ 347.3625 two circles circle area rectangle area
formula formula (length is the
The total surface area is 347.36 cm2, to the circumference of a circle;
nearest hundredth. width is the height of
the cylinder)

Literacy Link
Calculate the surface area of this The abbreviation S.A.
cylinder to the nearest tenth of a 9 cm is often used as a
square centimetre. 55 cm short form for surface
area.

Example 2: Use the Surface Area of a Cylinder

Calculate the surface area of this totem pole, including the two circular
bases. The pole stands 2.4 m tall and has a diameter of 0.75 m. Give
your answer to the nearest hundredth of a square metre.

Solution

The cylinder has two circular bases. The side of the cylinder is
The area of one circle is: a rectangle.
A = π × r2 The area of the rectangle is:
A ≈ 3.14 × 0.3752 r=d÷ 2 A = (π × d) × h
A ≈ 0.4415625 A ≈ 3.14 × 0.75 × 2.4
The area of the circle is A ≈ 5.652
approximately 0.4415625 m2. The area of the rectangle is
approximately 5.652 m2.
There are two circles, so the area
of both circles is approximately
Replace one dimension
0.883125 m2. with the formula for the
circumference of a circle.
Calculate the total surface area.
S.A. ≈ 0.883125 + 5.652
S.A. ≈ 6.535125
The total surface area is approximately 6.54 m2. This metal totem pole
was created by Todd
Baker, Squamish Nation.
It represents the Birth of
the Bear Clan, with the
Calculate the surface area of a cylindrical waste bucket without a lid
princess of the clan on
that measures 28 cm high and 18 cm in diameter. Give your answer the top half and the
to the nearest square centimetre. bear on the bottom half.

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 • The surface area of a cylinder is the sum of the
areas of its faces.
• A net of a cylinder is made up of one
rectangle and two circles.
• To find one of the dimensions of the rectangle, The length of this side
is the circumference of
calculate the circumference of the circle. the circle C = π ! d or
C=2!π!r

1. What are the similarities and differences between finding the

surface area of a prism and finding the surface area of a cylinder?

2. Explain why you need to find the circumference of a circle to find

the surface area of a cylinder.

5. Find the surface area of each object

to the nearest tenth of a square unit.
For help with #3 to #7, refer to Examples 1 and 2 on
a) d = 2.5 cm b) d = 0.003 m
pages 183–185.
16 cm
3. a) Draw a net for this cylinder.
wooden rod
b) Sketch a different net for
16 m
this cylinder.

4. Estimate the surface area of each cylinder.

Then, calculate each surface area to the flag pole
nearest tenth of a square centimetre. 6. Use the formula
a) b) r = 10 cm S.A. = 2 × (π × r2) + (π × d × h) to
d = 7 cm
calculate the surface area of each object.
Give each answer to the nearest hundredth
30 cm 22 cm of a square unit.
a) d = 2.5 cm b) d = 5 cm

10 cm
7 cm
You can simplify the formula:
S.A. =2 × (π × r2) + (π × d × h)
= 2πr2 + πdh

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 7. Do you prefer to find the surface area of
a cylinder by using the sum of the area of
each face or by using a formula? Give at 11. If each tennis ball has a diameter of 7 cm,
least two reasons for your choice. calculate the amount of material needed to
make a can that holds three tennis balls.

8. Anu wants to re-cover the cylindrical stool

in his bedroom. How much material does
he need if there is no overlap and he does
not cover the bottom of the stool?
d = 42 cm

32 cm

9. Kaitlyn and Hakim each bought a tube

of candy. Both containers cost the same
amount. Which container required more
plastic to make? 12. Coins can be stored in a plastic wrapper
similar to a cylinder. A roll of dimes
d = 7 cm CANDY contains 50 coins. Each dime has a
122 cm
diameter of 17.5 mm and a thickness of
d = 11 cm
CANDY 1 mm. Calculate the minimum surface
85 cm area of the plastic wrapper.

10. Paper towel is rolled 13. A paint roller in the shape of a cylinder
around a cardboard with a radius of 4 cm and a length of
tube. Calculate the Each person 21 cm is rolled vertically on a wall.
outside surface area produces about
1.59 kg of trash each a) What is the length and width of the
of the tube. day. Most of this is wet path after ten complete rolls?
r = 2 cm paper products.
b) What area does the paint cover?
27.5 cm

MATH LINK
Douglas J. Cardinal, one of the world’s most
For the cylindrical building you created in the Math acclaimed architects, uses his European, Blackfoot,
Link on page 175, how much material do you need to and Ojibwa roots when designing buildings. He is
cover the exterior walls and the roof of the building? known for his design of The Canadian Museum of
Civilization in Gatineau, Québec, as well as a
number of buildings in Western Canada, such as
Telus World of Science in Edmonton and First
Nations University of Canada in Regina.

5.4 Surface Area of a Cylinder • MHR 187