Caz L.

asked • 06/11/18

A cylindrical container has a diameter of 40cm and a height of 120cm. What is the maximum volume the container can hold?

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Arturo O. answered • 06/11/18

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Find the volume of the container.
 
V = πr2h
 
r = (40 cm)/2 = 20 cm
h = 120 cm
 
Just plug in the numbers and get the volume in cm3.
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Bella C.

Does it not matter tht it says ’maximum volume’ I thought maximum volume in a cylinder meant tht height has to be equal to 2r or d(diameter).
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06/11/18

Arturo O.

The height is independent of the diameter.  In this problem, maximum volume just means the entire volume of the cylinder, which is calculated using the formula I gave.
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