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A cylinder has a radius of 12 cm and height of 16 cm. What volume for the solid/

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The volume of a cylinder is given by the multiplication of the base area and the height.

The base is a circle, so its area is given by


A = \pi r^2 = 144\pi

If we then multiply this by the height, we have


V = A\cdot h = 144\pi \cdot 16 = 2304\pi

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