document.write( "Question 312097: A crayon in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical tip has a total
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document.write( "length of 8 cm. and a diameter of 1 cm. The total volume is 5 cubic cm.
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document.write( "If x is the length of the cylinder and y is the height of the cone.
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document.write( "Find x and y.
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document.write( "I've been trying to solve this using the elimination method of a system
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document.write( "of linear equations in two variables. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #223139 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Total length is 8 cm. \n" ); document.write( "1. \n" ); document.write( "The volume of the cylinder is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The volume of a cone is, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The total crayon volume is. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Multiply by \n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Subtract eq. 1 from eq. 2, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 1, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |