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Chapter 10.A, Problem 61E

Tree Volumes. Is there more wood in a 40-foot-high tree trunk with a radius of 2.5 feet or in a 50-foot-high tree trunk with a radius of 2.1 feet? Assume that the tree trunks can be regarded as right circular cylinders.

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