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Two cylinders, A and B, are created. Cylinder B has the same height as Cylinder A. Cylinder B is half the diameter of Cylinder A. Create an expression that presents the volume of cylinder B in terms of the volume of cylinder A,V

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The formula for the volume of a cylinder is V = πr^2h, where r is the radius of the cylinder and h is the height of the cylinder. Since Cylinder B has half the diameter of Cylinder A, its radius is half that of Cylinder A.

Let's say that the radius of Cylinder A is r and its height is h. The radius of Cylinder B would be r/2, since it has half the diameter of Cylinder A. The height of Cylinder B is the same as that of Cylinder A, so it is also h.

So, the volume of Cylinder A is:

V(A) = πr^2h

And the volume of Cylinder B is:

V(B) = π(r/2)^2h

Simplifying the equation for V(B):

V(B) = π(r^2/4)h

We can simplify further by multiplying both sides by 4/4:

V(B) = (4/4)π(r^2/4)h

V(B) = π(r^2/4)(4h)

V(B) = πr^2h/4

Therefore, the expression that presents the volume of Cylinder B in terms of the volume of Cylinder A is:

V(B) = V(A)/4
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