A right circular cylinder has height $h$. If its **radius is doubled** (and the height kept the same), by what factor does the volume change?
AThe volume doubles.
BThe volume triples.
CThe volume is multiplied by $8$.
DThe volume quadruples.
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The volume quadruples.
$V = \pi r^{2} h$. Doubling $r$ multiplies $r^{2}$ by $4$ (since $(2r)^{2} = 4 r^{2}$). Height unchanged. So the volume is multiplied by $4$.
- Trap A would be true if volume were linear in $r$.
- Trap D would be true if **both** $r$ and $h$ doubled.
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