SOLUTION: A cylindrical can is being manufacturd so that its height h is 8 centimeters more than its raduis r. Determine the values for the radius to the nearest hundredth that results in th

Question 324256: A cylindrical can is being manufacturd so that its height h is 8 centimeters more than its raduis r. Determine the values for the radius to the nearest hundredth that results in the can having a volume between 1000 and 1500 cubic centimeters.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The volume of a cylinder is,

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When V=1000 cc,

I used the cubic equation solver at www.1728.com/cubic.htm to get the roots of the cubic equation (two roots are complex, the remaining root is real).
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When V=1500 cc,

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