SOLUTION: What is the height of a cylinder that has the same volume and radius as a sphere of a diameter 12 cm?

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Question 801347: What is the height of a cylinder that has the same volume and radius as a sphere of a diameter 12 cm?

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What is the height of a cylinder that has the same volume and radius as a sphere of a diameter 12 cm?
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Volume of sphere=4πr^3/3, r=radius
volume of cylinder=πr^2h, r=radius, h=height
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r=6
4πr^3/3=πr^2h
h=4r/3=24/3=8
height of cylinder=8cm