document.write( "Question 312097: A crayon in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical tip has a total
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Total length is 8 cm.
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\n" ); document.write( "The volume of the cylinder is
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\n" ); document.write( "The volume of a cone is,
\n" ); document.write( "\"Vcone=%28pi%2F3%29%2AR%5E2%2Ay\"
\n" ); document.write( "The total crayon volume is.
\n" ); document.write( "\"Vtotal=Vcyl%2BVcone=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"Vtotal=pi%2AR%5E2%2Ax%2B%28pi%2F3%29%2AR%5E2%2Ay=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"R=D%2F2=1%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5E2=1%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28pi%2F4%29%2Ax%2B%28pi%2F12%29y=5\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"-2x=8-60%2Fpi\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 1,
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y=8-x=8-30%2Fpi%2B4\"
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