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The informal argument for the formula for the volume of a cylinder is based on thinking of a cylinder as which of the following?

Option #1: stacked squares

Option #2: stacked rectangles

Option #3: stacked circles

Option #4: stacked triangles

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Option #3: stacked circles.

A cylinder can be thought of as many circular slices (discs) piled up; each slice has area πr², so volume = base area × height = πr²h.