<p>What exactly was the qusetion asking for.............i though it was for the smallest box that the cylinder could fit into!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think i misread the question!!!</p>
<p>Yes
D^2H is the answer...asking what is the smallest box that can contain that cylinder.</p>
<p>Thats how i interpreted the question, too. I think it said what is the volume of the smallest box that can enclose the cylander or something...</p>
<p>Ah your post title says Dh^2.</p>
<p>Yes, I put D^2H as well.
D = the side of the square, so D^2 would equal the area of a square around the cylinder. Multiply by height to get the volume.</p>
<p>i put something else i think because i plugged in numbers and for that one the area was not enough</p>
<p>my method was rite, but when i plugged R in for the cylinder area, i put the same value i used for D!</p>