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A cylindrical barrel has a radius of 7.6 ft. and a height of 10.8 ft. Tripling which dimensions will triple the volume of the barrel?

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User Mgulan
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tripling the height will triple the volume.

Formua is r^2 *
\pi * height.

If you triple the radius, you must still square it, so it will be 9 times bigger.

If you triple the height, then it will be 3 times bigger.
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