Question

5 mm
26. A medicine capsule is in the shape of a cylinder with two
hemispheres stuck to each of its ends (see Fig.). The
length of the entire capsule is 14 mm and the diameter
of the capsule is 5 mm. Find its surface area.


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Answer 1

Surface area of capsule

= Surface area of cylinder+Surface area of hemisphere

= 2πrh+2πr2