When lateral surface area should use and when total surface area should used ? Share with your friends Share 0 Ritesh Kumar answered this Dear student, Regards 0 View Full Answer π‘πΈπ±π²π½ Β answered this When it is given that the cylinder is open, then take the curved or lateral surface area of the cylinder. In case where the cylinder is closed, or we are talking about a closed container, then we consider the total surface area. 1
