SOLUTION: If you have a cylinder of volume 3 cubic meters, and the height of the cylinder is 3 times its diameter, how do you calculate the height and diameter of the cylinder?

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Question 843532: If you have a cylinder of volume 3 cubic meters, and the height of the cylinder is 3 times its diameter, how do you calculate the height and diameter of the cylinder?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,



height of the cylinder is 3 times its diameter   0r height is 6 times the radius +highlight_green%28r%29+

V = pi%2Ar%5E2+%28+h%29

3m^3 = pi%2Ar%5E2+%286r%29+=+6pi%2Ar%5E3

 r = root%283%2C3m%5E3%2F6pi%29

 h = 6root%283%2C3m%5E3%2F6pi%29