SOLUTION: A cone and a xylinder have the same volume and the same base area.the height of the cone is 144.what is the height of the cylinder

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Question 959798: A cone and a xylinder have the same volume and the same base area.the height of the cone is 144.what is the height of the cylinder
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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r and v are for the cone and for the Cylinder.
Let h be the height of the cone, unknown. Note the base area of both are pi%2Ar%5E2.
%281%2F3%29h%2Api%2Ar%5E2=144%2Api%2Ar%5E2

%281%2F3%29h=144
h=144%2A3
highlight%28h=432%29