We need to find the surface area of the given cylinder.
The surface area of a cylinder is the sum of the areas of the top and bottom bases and of the lateral surface.
The areas of the bases of a cylinder with radius r are, each, given by:
![\pi r²](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/7mova7o7ajfobdpwf8trh6bn29tkfz1udx.png)
And the area of the lateral surface of a cylinder with a radius r and a height h is given by:
![2\pi rh](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/jr31mw89aj4zci466v190i6pj1v1ysdxu1.png)
Thus, the total surface area of a cylinder is:
![\pi r²+\pi r²+2\pi rh=2\pi r(r+h)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/crop222hud0efz9fefamknkv0gpcn9t866.png)
In this problem, we have:
![\begin{gathered} r=2\text{ cm} \\ \\ h=7\text{ cm} \end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/yvjmm0m9qnhhv4aesprqytinu6fajvsxp8.png)
Thus, the surface area is given by:
![2\pi\cdot2\text{ cm}(2\text{ cm}+7\text{ cm})=4\pi(9\text{ cm})\text{ cm}=36\pi\text{ cm^^b2}]()
Answer: 36π cm²