This cylinder has a volume of 125π cubic units and a height of 5 units.

What dimensions do we know on this cylinder? What dimension isn’t given?
r = ?Area Label Arrow
h = 5
V = 125π
Volume = Area of base · Height
V = πr
2
· h

The cylinder shows the
volume
and
height
.
The
radius
is not given.
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r = ?Area Label Arrow
h = 5
V = 125π
Volume = Area of base · Height
V = πr
2
· h

r =

1 answer

To find the radius of the cylinder, we can start from the volume formula you provided:

\[ V = \text{Area of base} \cdot \text{Height} \] \[ V = \pi r^2 \cdot h \]

We know:

  • Volume \( V = 125\pi \)
  • Height \( h = 5 \)

Now, we can substitute the known values into the formula:

\[ 125\pi = \pi r^2 \cdot 5 \]

First, we can divide both sides of the equation by \( \pi \):

\[ 125 = r^2 \cdot 5 \]

Next, we can divide both sides by 5 to isolate \( r^2 \):

\[ r^2 = \frac{125}{5} \] \[ r^2 = 25 \]

Now, we take the square root of both sides to find \( r \):

\[ r = \sqrt{25} \] \[ r = 5 \]

Therefore, the radius \( r \) of the cylinder is:

\[ r = 5 \text{ units} \]