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The volume of this cylinder is 6,782.4 cubic yards. What is the radius?

Use ​ ≈ 3.14 and round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

The volume of this cylinder is 6,782.4 cubic yards. What is the radius? Use ​ ≈ 3.14 and-example-1
User Mikeagg
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Answer:

radius for this cylinder is 12 yd

Explanation:


\boxed{Volume -of -cylinder=\pi r^2h}

Here we will find radius, height given 15, π as 3.14

using the formula:

πr²h = 6,782.4

(3.14)(r²)(15) = 6,782.4

(r²)(47.1) = 6,782.4

r² =
(6,782.4)/(47.1)

r² = 144

r = √144

r = 12

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