How to Find the Volume of a Cylinder

The video tutorial explains how to solve a standardized math test question about finding the volume of a cylinder. It introduces the problem, which involves a cylinder with a radius of 3 inches and a height of 5 inches. The tutorial emphasizes that the answer should be in terms of pi and explains the formula for the volume of a cylinder: pi times the radius squared times the height. The instructor then demonstrates how to apply the formula by substituting the given values, calculating the volume step-by-step, and arriving at the final answer.

What are the dimensions of the cylinder in the problem?

What is the formula for finding the volume of a cylinder?

How do you calculate the area of the base of the cylinder?

What is the value of 3 squared?

What is the final volume of the cylinder in terms of pi?