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The volume of a cylinder having base radius 3 cm is 396 cm³. Find its curved surface area (in cm²):

Solution

Correct Option: 3

To find the curved surface area of the cylinder, we first need to determine its height using the volume formula for a cylinder, which is given by:

V=πr2hV = \pi r^2 h

Given that the volume V=396cm3V = 396 \, \text{cm}^3 and the radius r=3cmr = 3 \, \text{cm}, we can substitute these values into the formula:

396=π(32)h396 = \pi (3^2) h

This simplifies to:

396=9πh396 = 9\pi h

Now, solving for hh:

h=3969π=44πcmh = \frac{396}{9\pi} = \frac{44}{\pi} \, \text{cm}

Next, we use the formula for the curved surface area (CSA) of a cylinder, which is:

CSA=2πrhCSA = 2\pi rh

Substituting the values of rr and hh:

CSA=2π(3)(44π)CSA = 2\pi (3) \left(\frac{44}{\pi}\right)

This simplifies to:

CSA=644=264cm2CSA = 6 \cdot 44 = 264 \, \text{cm}^2

Thus, the curved surface area of the cylinder is 264cm2264 \, \text{cm}^2.

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