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OpenStudy (anonymous):

You are designing a new container for powdered laundry detergent. You are considering a cylindrical container with a diameter of 20 inches and a height of 13 inches. Find the volume of this container to the nearest cubic unit. Use a calculator

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

Volume of a cylinder \[\pi r^2h\]

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

Your height is clearly 13 Your diameter is 20, but you need it in radius form, which is half the size of the diameter

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

Plug the numbers in and tell me what you get

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got 4,082

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

Does the question ask for this to be in terms of pi.. or ?

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

I got approx 4084.07045.

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

You can round that if your allowed.

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

In terms of pi. This would be 1300pi

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

Same result

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