SOLUTION: The volume of a cylinder is 540 pi ft cubed. The height is 15 ft. What is the diameter of the cylinder?

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Question 431939: The volume of a cylinder is 540 pi ft cubed. The height is 15 ft. What is the diameter of the cylinder?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
V(cylinder) =

36ft^2 = r^2,
r = 6ft |tossing out negative solution for length
The diameter is 12ft


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