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Solving a Formula for a Specific Variable

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Solving the Surface Area of a Cylinder Formula for $h$

To solve the surface area of a cylinder formula, $S = 2\pi r^2 + 2\pi rh$ , for the height $h$ , first isolate the term containing $h$ by subtracting $2\pi r^2$ from both sides, giving $S - 2\pi r^2 = 2\pi rh$ . Then, divide both sides by the coefficient $2\pi r$ to isolate $h$ , resulting in $h = \frac{S - 2\pi r^2}{2\pi r}$ .

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