My boss set one empty can on its side on the floor, and one standing upright on top of a toolbox. The distance from the top of the side of the can on the floor to the top of the can on the toolbox measured 49 inches. When we turned the can on the tool box onto its side and stood up the can on the floor, the distance between the top of the can on the floor to the top of the can on the tool box was only 45 inches. Can anyone explain why this measurement changed?
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In the simplest terms:
A cylinder basically connects two parallel surfaces or “bases” (two circles in the case of this can) at a fixed distance. The fixed distance is called the “height” of the cylinder, or the vertical part. The width of the two circles (also called the diameter) is also the width of the cylinder. That’s the horizontal part.
You keep the toolbox can standing up, you’re measuring the distance of the floor can from the top of the toolbox can, inclusive of the height of the toolbox can but not width/radius. You keep it lying down, you’re now measuring the distance from the top of the toolbox can to the floor can inclusive of width/radius of the toolbox can, but not the height.
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