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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2008 Paper 1 14 b Solution by
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The base is the disk , on which . The vertical thickness is . Using the symmetry of the disk about , or integrating with , givesFor the curved cylindrical surface use , , with and . The area element is . Its surface area is thereforeThe sloping planar faces are excluded from this curved surface area.
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