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A sphere and a right cylinder have the same radius and volume. The cylinder has a height of 9 inches. Find the radius.

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Radius= 2.58 inches.

Explanation

The volume of a sphere with radius r is given by the formula V = (4/3)pir^3.

The volume of a cylinder with radius r and height h is given by the formula V = pir^2h.

Since the sphere and the cylinder have the same radius and volume, we can set these two formulas equal to each other and solve for r:

(4/3)pir^3 = pir^29

4r^3 = 3r^2*9

4r^3 = 27r^2

r^2 = (27/4)r^2

r^2 = 6.75r^2

r = sqrt(6.75) = 2.58 inches

Therefore, the radius of the sphere and the cylinder is 2.58 inches.
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