SOLUTION: Geometry: A cylinder has a radius of 4 in. If the volume of the cylinder is 48ח in.3, what is the height of the cylinder?

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Question 125826: Geometry: A cylinder has a radius of 4 in. If the volume of the cylinder is
48ח in.3, what is the height of the cylinder?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the volume of a cylinder formula


Plug in and (these are given)


Square 4 to get 16


Rearrange the terms


Divide both sides by to isolate and solve for h


Divide and cancel out on the left side


Simplify


Reduce




So the height is 3 inches
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