document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=784673>Question 784673</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cylinder has a length of 6.0cm and a curved surface area of 130cm^2. Find its radius.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #477185 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><B>fcabanski(1391)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=477185\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of the cylinder is usually called its height.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The lateral surface area - the area of the curved surface of a cylinder - is the circumference of the circle formed by the curved surface x the height of the cylinder (in this case what is called the length = 6cm).  The circumference is 2*pi*r.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*pi*r*6 = 130<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 130/2*pi*6 = approximately 3.45 centimeters. </SPAN>\n" );
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