document.write( "Question 1200707: I have to solve a volume problem and the picture is a slice of pie. The height is 10 in, the side is 5 in and the curve is 16 in. How do I calculate the volume?\r
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document.write( "I have a picture of the figure; but, can't upload it. Please help.\r
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document.write( "I have tried to solve using the cylinder volume formula and then dividing the answer by 4 (only because it looks like a forth-of-a pie).
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document.write( "V=3.14 x 5 x 5 x 10
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document.write( " = 785 in3
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document.write( "then divided by 4 . . . 196.25 in3 \n" );
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