SOLUTION: a cylinder with radius 2 inches and height 4 inches has its radius tripled. How many times greater is the volume of the larger cylinder than the smaller cylinder. bobhilton34@yah

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Question 650764: a cylinder with radius 2 inches and height 4 inches has its radius tripled. How many times greater is the volume of the larger cylinder than the smaller cylinder.
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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a cylinder with radius 2 inches and height 4 inches has its radius tripled.
How many times greater is the volume of the larger cylinder than the smaller cylinder.
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Since the radius is squared when you find the volume of a cylinder,
tripling the radius, increases the volume by 3^2 or 9 times
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You can confirm this on your calc
enter:
pi%2A2%5E2%2A4
and
pi%2A6%5E2%2A4