SOLUTION: a cylinder has a lateral area of 120(pie) square meters, and a height of 7 meters. find the radius. round to the nearest tenth. i tried to lable the cylinder with the height and i

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Question 445741: a cylinder has a lateral area of 120(pie) square meters, and a height of 7 meters. find the radius. round to the nearest tenth. i tried to lable the cylinder with the height and i know where the radius is suppose to go but i am not sure how to get the amswer to this quiestion. i would greatly appreciate the help thank you for your time.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Lateral+area+=+2%2Api%2Ar%2Ah
120pi = 2*pi*r*7 = 14*pi*r
r = 120/14 meters
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Use the Greek letter pi, not the dessert, pie.