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Parts and circle facts

Parts and circle facts

Labelled cylinder showing radius, diameter, height, and the curved surface unwrapped into a rectangle of width 2πr and height h

A cylinder is a 3D solid with two equal, parallel circular faces and one curved surface. The key measurements are radius rrr, diameter ddd, and height hhh, with d=2rd = 2rd=2r.

Cylinders Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Maths
  3. /Cylinders

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel GCSE Maths Cylinders for Foundation and Higher tier. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Build fluency with number, ratio and algebra first, since geometry, probability and statistics topics rely on them, and leave extra time nearer the exam for Higher-tier problem-solving and multi-step reasoning questions.

Lessons

Compound Interest and DepreciationIndicesPrime Factors, HCF and LCMInequalitiesForming and Solving EquationsSequences (Nth Term)Expanding and FactorisingPythagorasAngles in Parallel LinesAngles in PolygonsSurface AreaVolume of a PrismCylindersBearingsPlans and ElevationsAverages from Frequency TablesProbabilityScatter Graphs