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Surface area of a cylinder: S = 2 πr^2 + 2 πrh
Solve for h.

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Answer:
h = (S-2\pi r^2)/(2\pi r )\\\\

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S = 2\pi r^2 + 2\pi r h\\\\2\pi r^2 + 2\pi r h = S\\\\2\pi r h = S-2\pi r^2\\\\h = (S-2\pi r^2)/(2\pi r )\\\\

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