Calculating the Radius of a Cylinder from Volume and Height

Calculating the Radius of a Cylinder from Volume and Height

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sophia Harris

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The video tutorial explains how to find the radius of a cylinder given its volume and height. It starts by introducing the problem of a water tower needing to hold a specific volume of water. The formula for the volume of a cylinder, V = πr²h, is introduced and used to solve for the radius. The tutorial walks through the steps of substituting known values, isolating the radius, and performing calculations to find the approximate radius of the cylinder. The final result is calculated and presented as approximately 6.68 feet.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the given height of the water tower?

1,400 cubic feet

10 feet

6.68 feet

44.56 feet

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What formula is used to calculate the volume of a cylinder?

V = πr^2

V = πr^2h

V = 2πrh

V = πr(h + r)

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the volume of the water tower?

1,400 cubic feet

1,400 cubic meters

6.68 cubic feet

10 cubic feet

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you isolate the radius in the formula?

Multiply by π and h

Divide by π and h

Divide by 10 and π

Multiply by 10 and π

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What operation is performed first to solve for the radius?

Squaring the radius

Taking the square root

Dividing by π and 10

Multiplying by the height

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the value of R squared after simplification?

44.56

10

1,400

6.68

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you find the radius from R squared?

Multiply by π

Divide by π

Square the result

Take the square root

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the approximate radius of the water tower?

6.68 feet

1,400 feet

10 feet

44.56 feet

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final step in finding the radius?

Multiplying by π

Dividing by the height

Taking the square root of R squared

Squaring the volume