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Strictly, if it has a circular base, it is a circular cylinder. Otherwise, it could have an oval base. If the long axis is at right angles (perpendicular) to the plane of the base, then it is a right circular cylinder.
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Explain whether or not a cylinder has to have a circular base?
a cylinder has to have a circular base because it is a circular prism
What solid has one circular base?
cylinder
Is a cylinder not a prism and why?
A cylinder is not a prism because it has a circular base and therefore requires a different formula to figure out its volume, surface area, etc.
The figure formed by the intersection of a solid with a plane parallel to the base of the solid is congruent to the base if the solid is?
A prism. A prism is named for its base, eg a triangular prism has a triangle for the base. If the base is a circle, the circular prism is called a cylinder.
Does a cone have a circular or elliptical base?
A cone has a flat circular base
Explain whether or not a cylinder has to have a circular base?
a cylinder has to have a circular base because it is a circular prism
Why does a cylinder have to have a circular base?
cylinder is the name for a circular prism
What is the base of a cylinder called?
The base of a cylinder is called a circular base. It is a flat, circular surface that forms the top and bottom of the cylinder.
What is the base of a cylinder how do you do this?
The base of a cylinder is the circular part. What exactly are you trying to DO with it?
What solid has one circular base?
cylinder
Does a cylinder have 2 circular base?
Yes
What solid has congruent circular base?
A cylinder
How do you get the base on a cylinder?
It is one of the flat circular bit, and is at the end of the cylinder.
How do you caculate the volume of a cylinder?
Volume of a CylinderThe volume of a cylinder is the product of the area of its base and its height. Because a cylinder has a circular base, the volume of a cylinder is: Pi x r squared x hwhere r is the radius of the circular base and his the height.
Which two figures have a circular base?
A cone and a cylinder
What describes the base of cylinder?
A circular plane surface
Why are circles and cylinders alike?
The circular base of a cylinder has the same properties as that of a circle.
