SOLUTION: Alisa designed a 6,280 cu. in. cylindrical glass container to hold a single plant. If the radius is 10 in., what is the tallest plant that can fit in her container?

Question 1171855: Alisa designed a 6,280 cu. in. cylindrical glass container to hold a single plant. If the radius is 10 in., what is the tallest plant that can fit in her container?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, Boreal:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Alisa designed a 6,280 cu. in. cylindrical glass container to hold a single plant. If the radius is 10 in., what is the tallest plant that can fit in her container?
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I wouldn't call that a design.
I designed the wheel last week.
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Solve for h

Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the area of the end circle is π*r^2=100π in^2
6280/100π=19.99 cm but I think they want 3.14 for π so the answer you want is 20 cm.
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