SOLUTION: A right circular cylinder has height 6 and volume 54 times pi. What is the circumference of its base?

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Question 343477: A right circular cylinder has height 6 and volume 54 times pi. What is the circumference of its base?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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For a cylinder,
V=pi%2AR%5E2%2AH
54%2Api=pi%2AR%5E2%2A6
R%5E2=9
R=3
The circumference of a circle is,
C=2%2Api%2AR
C=2%2Api%2A3
highlight%28C=6%2Api%29