document.write( "Question 622521: A square prism is inscribed in a cylinder. The prism has a height of 12 inches and the cylinder has a radius of 5 inches. What are the volumes of the prism and the cylinder? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #391454 by KMST(5328)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I assume that from above you just see the bases of the prism and the cylinder, looking like a square inscribed in a circle, like this: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Two sides of the square, of length x inches, form a right triangle with the diagonal for a hypotenuse, so \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The area of the circle (with radius 5) is \n" ); document.write( "The area of the square is \n" ); document.write( "The height of the cylinder (with base area \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The height of the prism (with base area 50 square inches) is 12 inches, so the volume of the cylinder is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |