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A cylinder and a cone have the same diameter: 8 inches. The height of the cylinder is 3 inches. The height of the cone is 18 inches.

Use π = 3.14.

What is the relationship between the volume of this cylinder and this cone? Explain your answer by determining the volume of each and comparing them. Show all your work. (10 points)

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Answer:

The formula for the volume of a cylinder is V = πr²h, where r is the radius and h is the height.

Given the diameter of both the cylinder and the cone is 8 inches, the radius is 8/2 = 4 inches.

The volume of the cylinder is Vcyl = π(4)²(3) = 48π cubic inches.

The formula for the volume of a cone is V = (1/3)πr²h.

The volume of the cone is Vcone = (1/3)π(4)²(18) = 96π/3 = 32π cubic inches.

Therefore, the relationship between the volume of the cylinder and the cone is that the volume of the cone is exactly two-thirds of the volume of the cylinder.

We can see this by dividing the volume of the cylinder by the volume of the cone:

Vcyl/Vcone = (48π) / (32π) = 3/2

So, the volume of the cylinder is 1.5 times greater than the volume of the cone.

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