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geometry senior

Problem

Rhombus , with side length 6, is rolled to form a cylinder of volume 6 by taping to . What is ?
Solution
Let . The base of the cylinder is a circle with circumference 6, so the radius of the base is . The height of the cylinder is the altitude of the rhombus, which is . Thus the volume of the cylinder is so .
Final answer
\frac{\pi}{9}