The volume of a cylinder is 157 cubic inches. The base of the cylinder has a diameter of 5 inches. What is the height of the cylinder? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch.

Yes. The height is 8 units.

V=π*r^2*h

Plug in the numbers.

I'll be glad to check your answer.

137.4??

No.

The height can't be 137.4

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To find the height of the cylinder, we can use the formula for the volume of a cylinder:

Volume = π * r^2 * h

where π is a constant approximately equal to 3.14159, r is the radius of the cylinder's base (which is half of the diameter), and h is the height of the cylinder.

First, let's find the radius of the base of the cylinder:

Radius = diameter / 2

Given that the diameter is 5 inches, the radius is:

Radius = 5 / 2 = 2.5 inches

Now we can substitute the values into the volume formula:

157 = 3.14159 * (2.5)^2 * h

Simplifying the equation:

157 = 3.14159 * 6.25 * h

Multiply the numbers:

157 = 19.6349375 * h

To solve for h, divide both sides of the equation by 19.6349375:

157 / 19.6349375 = h

The height of the cylinder is approximately 7.9942 inches. Rounded to the nearest tenth, the height is 8.0 inches.