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How to Calculate Cylinder Radius from Volume: Formula, Steps & Examples

Learn how to calculate Cylinder Radius from Volume — the formula explained step by step, with worked examples and a free calculator to check your answer.

By Vikram Iyer, M.Sc Mathematics · Updated Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Calculating your radius is straightforward once you know the Cylinder Radius from Volume formula and what each input means. This guide explains the method in plain language, walks through a manual calculation, and gives worked examples you can follow — then you can do it instantly with the Cylinder Radius from Volume Calculator.

What is Cylinder Radius from Volume?

The Cylinder Radius from Volume calculation tells you your radius from a few simple inputs. The figure you are solving for here is the radius.

The Cylinder Radius from Volume formula

The core formula is:

Radius = √(Cylinder volume ÷ (3.141592653589793 × Height))

Here is what each input means:

  • Cylinder volume — a number. Example: 785.4.
  • Height — a number. Example: 10.

How to calculate it step by step

  • Write down the cylinder volume (for example, 785.4).
  • Write down the height (for example, 10).
  • Apply the formula above to get your radius.
  • Double-check the result with the Cylinder Radius from Volume Calculator.

Worked examples

Example 1

Input / OutputValue
Cylinder volume785.4
Height10
Radius5.0000

With cylinder volume of 785.4 and height of 10, the radius works out to 5.0000.

Example 2

With cylinder volume of 1,600 and height of 10, the radius works out to 7.1365.

ResultValue
Radius7.1365

Example 3

With cylinder volume of 390 and height of 10, the radius works out to 3.5234.

ResultValue
Radius3.5234

Tips for an accurate result

  • Keep your units consistent — mixing, say, months with years or grams with kilograms is the most common source of error.
  • Round only at the very end. Rounding inputs early can shift the final answer noticeably.
  • Re-run the numbers whenever an input changes, rather than estimating from an old result.

Prefer not to do the maths by hand? — the Cylinder Radius from Volume Calculator does it instantly, for free, with the formula and a worked example built in.

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Frequently asked questions

The formula is: Radius = √(Cylinder volume ÷ (3.141592653589793 × Height)). With cylinder volume of 785.4 and height of 10, the radius works out to 5.0000.

Gather each input, apply the formula step by step keeping your units consistent, and round only at the end. You can verify your answer instantly with the Cylinder Radius from Volume Calculator.

It uses the standard formula with exact arithmetic, so the result is correct for the inputs you enter. Bear in mind that real-world outcomes can still differ when underlying assumptions change.

Vikram Iyer · M.Sc Mathematics

Vikram Iyer is a mathematics educator with over fifteen years of teaching experience, specialising in making quantitative concepts clear and practical for everyday use.