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geometry intermediate

Problem

When the height of a cylinder is doubled and its radius is increased by , the cylinder's volume is multiplied by a factor of . What is the value of ?
Solution
The cylinder's original volume is . The new height is and the new radius is . That means the new volume is . The new volume is the original volume multiplied by a factor of .
Final answer
18