A right circular cylinder is inscribed in a sphere of radius

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Problem

A right circular cylinder is inscribed in a sphere of radius 6 cm6\text{ cm}. Its radius is x cmx\text{ cm}. Determine the value of xx (to three decimal places) that maximizes the volume of the cylinder.

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