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Glossary

What Is Cylinder?

A cylinder is a three-dimensional shape with two identical, parallel circular bases connected by a curved side surface, like a soup can. Its volume is πr²h — the area of one circular base multiplied by the height.

Example

A cylinder with a radius of 4 and a height of 10 has a volume of π(4)²(10) = π(160) ≈ 502.7.

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