SOLUTION: how do you find the radius of a cylinder if everything else is already given?

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Question 287690: how do you find the radius of a cylinder if everything else is already given?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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how do you find the radius of a cylinder if everything else is already given?
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Assuming the vol is given
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pi%2Ar%5E2%2Ah = v
Divide both sides by pi%2Ah
r^2 = v%2F%28pi%2Ah%29
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r = sqrt%28v%2F%28pi%2Ah%29%29
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replace v and h, solve for r