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geometry intermediate

Problem

An antacid tablet is in the shape of a right circular cylinder. The diameter of the base is inches and the tablet is inches thick. How many cubic inches are in the volume of the tablet? Express your answer as a common fraction in terms of .
Solution
The radius of the base is half the diameter or inches. We plug in the given values to determine the volume of the tablet: cubic inches.
Final answer
\frac{27\pi}{1024}