document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=904074>Question 904074</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how is finding the volume of a cylinder like finding the volume of a prism? how is it different? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "cylinder's and prism's volume formula is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=V+=+Bh ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"V+=+Bh\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the base and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Strictly speaking a cylinder is not a prism, however it is extremely similar. A prism is a solid with bases that are polygons and the sides are flat surfaces. If you imagine a prism with regular polygons for bases, as you increase the number of sides, the solid gets to look just like a cylinder. So we can say that a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cylinder ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cylinder\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=prism ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"prism\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with an <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=infinite ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"infinite\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+number ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+number\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=faces ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"faces\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A cylinder is also similar to a prism in that <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. It has the same cross section anywhere. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. Its volume is calculated by multiplying the area of a base by the height.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=V=r%5E2h%2Api ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"V=r%5E2h%2Api\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is approximately <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3.14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3.14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the radius of the circular end of the cylinder, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > height of the cylinder.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. It can be right or oblique.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Different: <BR>\n" );
document.write( " The side walls of any prism are flat but that of a cylinder is curved. \r<BR>\n" );
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