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How to calculate the area and volume of a Cylinder using C

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Write a library Cylinder containing functions to compute the total surface area, lateral surface area, and volume of a right-circular cylinder. For a cylinder of radius r and height h, these can be calculated using:
Total Surface Area = 2 x Pi r(r + h)
Lateral Surface Area = 2 x Pi rh
Volume = Pi r squared h

Write a driver program to test your library.

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Solution Summary

This solution teaches how to write a C library function that calculates the following functions for a Cylinder.
a) Total Surface Area
b) Lateral Surface Area
c) Volume
It also teaches how to compile the C library and how to use a C driver program to use the compiled C library.
Includes header file and .c program files.

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First compile the library file
gcc -c cylinder.c
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