Question

What is the height of a cylinder if the diagonal is 13 inches and the radius is 5 inches?

Answer 1

Answer:

12 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

You have to use the pythagorean formula. The measurements you stated form a right angle. Therefore, a^2 + b^2 = c^2. In this equation, we know c=13, and b=5. So therefore c^2 - b^2 = 144. We have to solve for a, so square root 144 to get 12.