Question

Find the volume of a cylinder that has a radius of 6 feet and a height of 10 feet. Use 3.14 for pi ().

Answer 1

Approximately 1130 cubic feet.

Explanation:

The volume of a cylinder is the area of its base times its height.

The height of this cylinder is given to be 10 feet. What's the area of its base?

The base of a cylinder is a circle. The area of a circle with radius
`r` is equal to
`\pi \cdot r^(2)`. For the base of this cylinder,
`r = 6` feet. The question also dictates that
`\pi = 3.14`. The area of each circular base will thus be:

`\text{Base} = \pi\cdot r^(2) = 3.14 * 6^(2) = 113.04` square feet.

The volume of this cylinder will be

`\text{Volume} = \text{Base}* \text{Height} = 113.04* 10 \approx 1130` cubic feet.