The document discusses the surface area formula for cylinders. It can be found by adding the area of the two circular bases and the lateral rectangular area. The total surface area is given as 2πrh + 2πr^2. Several examples are provided to demonstrate calculating the surface area of cylinders using given radii and heights. One example asks if 175 in^2 of gift wrap will be enough to cover a gift with a cylindrical container that has a height of 18 in and diameter of 3 in.