SOLUTION: what is the volume of a cylinder when radius is 8yd and height is 56 yd? The answer I got was 11253.76 I got this answer by squaring the radius, then multiplying it by pi, then mu

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Question 281918: what is the volume of a cylinder when radius is 8yd and height is 56 yd? The answer I got was 11253.76 I got this answer by squaring the radius, then multiplying it by pi, then multiplying that answer by height. Is this correct?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, richwmiller:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That's the correct method.
V+=+pi%2Ar%5E2%2Ah
V = 11259.47 cubic yards
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I used the pi my calculator comes up with, 3.141592654

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You used 3.14 for pi. Your answer and method are correct.