SOLUTION: Find the volume of the largest cylinder with circular base that can be inscribed in a cube whose volume is 27 cubic inches.

Question 159139: Find the volume of the largest cylinder with circular base that can be inscribed in a cube whose volume is 27 cubic inches.
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Find the volume of the largest cylinder with circular base that can be inscribed in a cube whose volume is 27 cubic inches.
:
Find the length of one side of the the cube
s = CubeRoot(27)
s = 3 inches
:
The diameter of the cylinder will be 3 inches, radius = 1.5 inches
The height of the cylinder will 3 inches
The volume of a cylinder: V =
:
V =
V = 21.20575 cu inches

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