What would be the circumference of a cylinder that has a height of 8 inches and a radius of 1.6?
What am I missing here?
Isn't the circumference of the cylinder simply the circumference of the circle?
which would be 3.2π inches.
The height of 8 inches would have nothing to do with it.
To find the circumference of a cylinder, you need to calculate the circumference of one of the bases and then double it, as the bases are identical circles.
The circumference of a circle can be calculated using the formula:
C = 2πr
Where C is the circumference, π is approximately equal to 3.14159, and r is the radius.
In this case, the radius (r) is given as 1.6 inches.
C = 2π(1.6)
C = 3.14159 * 2 * 1.6
C = 3.14159 * 3.2
C ≈ 10.05368
Therefore, the circumference of the cylinder is approximately 10.05368 inches.
To find the circumference of a cylinder, you need to calculate the circumference of its base.
The formula for the circumference of a circle is given by:
Circumference = 2 * π * radius
Given that the radius is 1.6 inches, we can substitute this value into the formula to find the circumference of the base.
Circumference = 2 * π * 1.6
Now, let's calculate it.
Circumference = 2 * 3.1416 * 1.6
Circumference ≈ 10.0536
Therefore, the circumference of the base of the cylinder is approximately 10.0536 inches.