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The volume of this cylinder is 4860π cm3.

Find the length of the radius,r.
Give your answer as a surd in its simplest form.

The volume of this cylinder is 4860π cm3. Find the length of the radius,r. Give your-example-1

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Explanation:

the volume of a cylinder (as any regular 3D object) is

base area × height

since the base area of a cylinder is the area of a circle, that means

pi×r² × height

in our case we have

4860 = pi×r²×180

27 = pi×r²

r² = 27/pi

r = sqrt(27/pi)

FYI :

sqrt(27/pi) = 2.931615071... cm

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