Surface Areas and Volumes
Last Updated : 13 Sep, 2024
Surface Area and Volume are two fundamental properties of a threedimensional (3D) shape that help us understand and measure the space
they occupy and their outer surfaces.
Knowing how to determine surface area and volumes can be incredibly
practical and handy in cases where you want to calculate the amount of
space occupied by a substance or the size of material required to cover it
completely.
Three dimensions can be measured, length, width, and height, for any object
that you can see or touch. There are certain dimensions of our home that we
live in. The rectangular display screen/Monitor you’re looking at has a width
and breadth of its length. For every three-dimensional geometrical structure,
surface area and volume are measured.
Area covered by the object’s surface is the surface area of any given
object. Whereas the quantity of space available in an object is volume.
Table of Content
What is Surface Area?
Surface Area Formulas Chart
Total Surface Area
Curved Surface Area / Lateral Surface Area
Volume
Formulas of Surface Area and Volume
How to Find Surface Area from Volume?
Surface Areas and Volumes Examples
Practice Question on Surface Areas and Volumes
What is Surface Area?
Surface area and volume can be calculated for any three-dimensional (3D)
geometrical shape. The surface of any area is the region occupied by the
surface of an object. The volume is the amount of space available in an
object. We have different types of shapes like a hemisphere, sphere, cube,
cuboid, cylinder, etc. All three-dimensional shapes have area and volume.
But two – dimensional shapes like squares, rectangles, triangles, circles, etc.
Here in two – dimensional, we can only measure the area. The area occupied
by a three-dimensional object by its outer surface is called the surface area.
It is measured in square units.
The area is of two types:
1. Total Surface Area
2. Curved Surface Area/Lateral Surface Area
Surface Area Formulas Chart
The below figure shows all the formulas including Curved Surface Area and
Total Surface Area for Cube, Cuboid, Cylinder, Cone, Sphere, Hemisphere,
Pyramid, and Prism:
Total Surface Area
Area including the base(s) and the curved portion corresponds to the overall
surface area. It is the amount of the area enclosed by the object’s surface. If
the form has a curved base and surface, so the sum of the two regions
would be the total area. The Total Surface Area can be defined as “the total
area covered by an object including its base as well as the curved part. If an
object has both the base and curved area then the total surface area will be
equal to the sum of a base and curved area “.
The total surface area is the total area occupied by an object.
For example, take a cuboid as an example the cuboid has 6 faces, 12
edges, and 8 vertices.
Total Surface Area = Base Area + Curved Area
Surface area and volume of a cube
Sum of all those total of 6 areas will be our total surface area of the
particular shape
Example:
Given below is a cuboid having its dimension given as length = 8 cm,
breadth = 4 cm and height = 6 cm, find the TSA of a cuboid
given l = 8cm, b = 4cm, h = 6cm
TSA = 2((l * b) + (l * h) + (b * h))
= 2((8 * 4) + (8 * 6) + (4 * 6))
= 2((32) + (48) + (24))
= 2(104)
= 208
TSA of the cuboid is 208cm.
Curved Surface Area / Lateral Surface Area
Curved surface area, except its center, corresponds to the area of only the
curved portion of the shape (s). For shapes such as a cone, it is often called
the lateral surface area. The Lateral Surface Area can be defined as “the
area which includes only the curved surface area of an object or lateral
surface area of an object by excluding the base area of an object”. The
Lateral Surface Area is also known as the Curved Surface Area.
Most of the Shapes or Objects refer to the curved surface area, the shape or
object-like cylinder refers to it as a lateral surface area. In simple, “The area
which is visible to us is called a lateral surface area”. For example, consider
the cylinder as shown in the below figure.
Curved Surface area or Lateral Surface area
Volume
Volume is the amount of space in a certain 3D object. The total amount of
space, that an object or substance occupies is called volume. It is measured
in cubic units. It is useful in finding the capacity of a container
Formulas of Surface Area and Volume
The table given contains the Total Surface Area, Curved Surface
Area/Lateral Surface Area, and Volume of various shapes.
Name of Shape Curved Surface Area
Total Surface Area
Volume
Cuboid
2h(l + b)
2(lb + bh + hl)
l*b*h
Cube
4a2
6a2
a3
Cylinder
2πrh
2πr(r + h)
πr2h
Sphere
4πr
Cone
πrl
πr(r + l)
1/3π r2h
Hemisphere
2πr2
3πr2
2/3π r3
Number System and Arithmetic
Algebra
2
Set Theory
4πr
Probability
2
Statistics
4/3π r
Geometry
3
Calculus
How to Find Surface Area from Volume?
It is easy to find the surface area of any shape from its volume. Below are
the steps to find surface area of sphere and cylinder from their respective
volumes:
How to Find Surface Area of a Sphere from Volume?
To find the surface area of a sphere from its volume, you can use the formula
S = [Tex](\pi)^{1/3} \times (6V)^{2/3}[/Tex]. Here’s the process:
1. Start with the formula for the volume of a sphere: V = [Tex]\frac{4}{3} \pi
r^3[/Tex]
2. Solve for r by using r3 = [Tex]\frac{3V}{4\pi}[/Tex] or r = [Tex]\left(
\frac{3V}{4\pi} \right)^{1/3}[/Tex]
Logar
3. Substitute the value of r into the surface area formula for the sphere.
How to Find Surface Area of a Cylinder from Volume?
Use the formula for the volume of a cylinder: V = [Tex]\pi r^2 h[/Tex]
Solve for the radius r by using r = [Tex]\sqrt{\frac{V}{\pi h}}[/Tex]
Once r is known, substitute it into the formula for the surface area of a
cylinder: S = [Tex]2\pi r(r + h)[/Tex]
For a three-dimensional object we can easily calculate its surface area from
volume by using these specific formulas depending on the shape of the
object.
Shape
Volume
Surface area from Volume
(V)
Cylinder
[Tex]2V/h + 2\sqrt{\pi Vh}[/Tex]
πr2h
Where, h = height of Cylinder
Sphere
4/3π r3
[Tex]4\pi(\frac{3V}{4\pi})^{2/3}[/Tex]
Hemisphere
2/3π r3
[Tex]3\pi(\frac{3V}{4\pi})^{2/3} [/Tex]
Cube
a
3
[Tex]6(v^{2/3})[/Tex]
Cuboid
[Tex]2(\frac V l + \frac V h + lh)[/Tex]
l*b*h
Where, h = height of Cuboid, l = length of
cuboid
Read More:
Surface Area of Pyramid
Surface Area of Cylinder
Surface Area of Hemisphere
Surface Area of Sphere
Surface Area of Cuboid
Surface Areas and Volumes Examples
Example 1: 2 cubes each of volume 512 cm3 are joined end to end.
Find the surface area of the resulting cuboid?
Solution:
Given,
Volume (V) of each cube is = 512 cm3
we can now imply that a3 = 512 cm3
∴ Side of the cube, i.e. a = 8 cm
Now, the breadth and length of the resulting cuboid will be 8 cm each
while its height will be 16 cm.
So, the surface area of the cuboid (TSA) = 2(lb + bh + lh)
Now, by putting the values, we get,
= 2(8 × 16 + 8 × 8 + 16 × 8) cm2
= (2 × 320) = 640 cm2
Hence, TSA of the cuboid = 640 cm2
Example 2: We have a cylindrical candle, 14 cm in diameter and of
length 2cm. It is melted to form a cuboid candle of dimensions 7 cm
× 11 cm×1 cm. How many Cuboidal candles can be obtained?
Solution:
Dimensions of the cylindrical Candle:
Radius of cylindrical candle = 14/2 cm = 7 cm
Height/Thickness=2 cm
Volume of one cylindrical candle = πr2h = π x 7 x 7 x (2) cm3 = 308
cm3 .
Volume of cuboid candle = 7 x 11 x 1 = 77 cm3
Hence, number of Cuboidal candles = Volume of cuboid candle/Volume
of one cylindrical candle = 308/77 = 4
Hence we can get 4 Cuboidal shaped candles.
Example 3: A woman wants to build a spherical toy ball of clay
whose radius is equal to the radius of the bangle she wears. Given
that the bangle is circular in shape, she also wants that the area of
the bangle is equal to the volume of the sphere. Find out the radius
of the bangle she is wearing?
Solution:
Let r be the radius of the bangle as well as the sphere,
We have been given that the volume of the sphere is equal to the area
of the bangle:
Hence,
πr2 = 4/3 πr3
⇒ r = 3/4
Hence the radius of the bangle is 3/4 units.
Example 4: It is given that the slant height of a right circular cone is
25 cm and its height is 24 cm. Find the curved Surface area of the
cone?
Solution:
The formula for the curved surface area of the cone is πrl. Where r is
the radius of the cone and l is the slant height of the cone.
Here the cone is the Right Circular Cone.
So the radius of the cone would be :
[Tex]r= \sqrt{l^2 – h^2}[/Tex]
=> [Tex]r = \sqrt{25^2 – 24^2}[/Tex]
=> r = 7 cm.
Now calculating the curved surface are:
Required Area = (22/7) * 7 * 25 = 550 cm2
Hence the curved surface area of the cone is 550 cm2.
Example 5: Find the lateral surface area of a cylinder with a base
radius of 6 inches and a height of 14 inches.
Solution:
Given radius r = 6, height h = 14
LSA = 2∏rh
= 2 * ∏ * 6 * 14
= 168∏
= 527.787
= 528.
The LSA of given cylinder is 528cm.
Practice Question on Surface Areas and Volumes
1. Find the surface area of a cube with side length 5 centimeters.
2. Calculate the volume of a sphere with radius 3 meters.
3. Determine the total surface area of a cylinder with radius 4 centimeters
and height 8 centimeters.
4. Find the volume of a cone with radius 6 inches and height 10 inches.
5. Calculate the surface area of a rectangular prism with length 7 meters,
width 4 meters, and height 6 meters.
Summary – Surface Areas and Volumes
Surface area and volume are essential concepts for understanding threedimensional (3D) shapes. Surface area measures the total area covered by
the outer surfaces of a shape, while volume measures the space an object
occupies. Surface area is measured in square units, and volume in cubic
units. For 3D objects like cubes, cylinders, and spheres, formulas exist to
calculate both surface area and volume. These concepts are practical in reallife applications, such as determining the material needed to cover an object
or the capacity of a container.
FAQs on Surface Area and Volume
What are the formulas for surface area and volume?
Various surface area and volume formulas are added in the article
above.
What is the formula for surface area volume Class 10?
Formula for surface area and volume class 10 contains:
Name of Shape Curved Surface Area
Total Surface Area
Volume
Cuboid
2h(l + b)
2(lb + bh + hl)
l×b×h
Cube
4a
Cylinder
2πrh
2πr(r + h)
πr2h
Sphere
4πr2
4πr2
4/3π r3
Cone
πrl
πr(r + l)
2
1/3π r h
Hemisphere
2πr2
3πr2
2/3π r3
2
6a
2
a
3
What is the formula of Cuboid in surface area and volume?
Surface Area of Cuboid = 2(lb + bh + hl)
Volume of Cubiod = l × b × h
What is surface area and volume?
Surface Area is the area of all the surfaces of a solid and its volume is
the space occupied by the sloid.
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