Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q26

26 An open cardboard cylinder has radius 1.9 cm and height 10.2 cm

Cylinder with radius 1.9 cm and height 10.2 cm
(a) Harry assumes that the net of the cylinder is a rectangle with length \(l\) cm

Not drawn accurately

Rectangle with length l cm and height 10.2 cm

Work out the area of this rectangle. [3 marks]

In fact, the net is a parallelogram, not a rectangle.

Not drawn accurately

Parallelogram with top side l cm and perpendicular height 10.2 cm
(b) What does this mean about the area of the net?

Tick one box. [1 mark]

  • It is less than the area of the rectangle
  • It is equal to the area of the rectangle
  • It is more than the area of the rectangle
(c) What does this mean about the perimeter of the net?

Tick one box. [1 mark]

  • It is less than the perimeter of the rectangle
  • It is equal to the perimeter of the rectangle
  • It is more than the perimeter of the rectangle