Question

A cylindrical vase is filled with soil. If the height of the vase is 6 centimeters and the vase hold 471 cubic centimeters, what is the diameter of the vase?

Answer 1

10 cm

Explanation:

The formula for the volume of a cylinder of diameter d and height h can be written as ...

V = (π/4)d²h

Filling in the given numbers, we can find d:

471 = (π/4)d²·6

4(471)/(6π) = d² ≈ 100

d = √100 = 10

The diameter of the vase is about 10 cm.