SOLUTION: what is the volume of a can that has a radius of 2 inches and a height of 10

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Question 499419: what is the volume of a can that has a radius of 2 inches and a height of 10
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's assume that this can is in the shape of a simple cylinder (with no complex curves or anything like that)


Start with the volume of a cylinder formula.


Plug in and .


Replace with (note: Use more digits of to get better accuracy).


Square to get .


Multiply , and to get (this value is approximate).


So the volume of the cylinder is roughly 125.663706 cubic inches.

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