Using relevant formulae the volume and surface area of cuboids, cubes, prisms, cylinders, spheres, cones and composite shapes can be calculated.
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A cylinder has a circular cross-section and a height.
The volume is found by multiplying the area of the circular cross-section by the height.
The area of the circle is \(\pi r^{2}\).
\(Volume = \pi r^{2}h\)
For this cylinder:
\(= \pi \times 4 \times 4 \times 10\)
\(= 502.4cm^{3}\)