Question

A cylinder is inscribed in a cube. If the edge of the cube is 3" long, find the volume of the cylinder.

Answer 1

\[V=\pi r^2h\]
The edge of the cube is 3" long, so the radius of the base is 1.5in.
The height is the same measure as the edge of the cube.
\[V=\pi (1.5)^2(3)\]