document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1110547>Question 1110547</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a hollow metal cylinder has a height of 12cm and a diameter of 9cm. What is the length of the longest piece of straight wire that can fit inside the cylinder? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Sketch the cylinder and label the height and diameter of the base.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with height = 12, base = 9, and hypotenuse = h<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"h\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = sqrt[12^2+9^2] = 25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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