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Forming the largest cylinder |
2020-05-20 |
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From Amanda:
How do I find the maximum surface area and volume of a cylinder made up of ONE 8.5x11 piece of paper?
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A hemisphere and a cylinder |
2020-03-23 |
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From Monalizsha:
Wat is the volume and the surface area of the hemisphere and cylinder (both are together)
The height is 12cm of the cylinder and the diameter is 6cm
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a cylinder |
2020-02-12 |
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From Mack:
I need to find how close the actual volume was of a cylinder (with both ends closed)
to being optimized. Can you please send step by step response?
Height = 11cm
Circumference = 24.4cm
Thanks,
Mack
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a well |
2019-07-30 |
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From Jordan:
How much water could my well hold if the depth of the well is 30 feet
feet and the diameter of the well is 24 feet ?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A thread around a cylinder |
2019-04-28 |
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From Ally:
A cylinder has a diameter of 3.5 cm. How many times will a thread 143mm go round the cylinder?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A cylinder with a cone on top |
2019-01-16 |
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From Berania:
A water tower in New York City has the shape of a cylinder with a cone on top. The cylinder has a diameter of 12 feet and a height of 15 feet. The roof has an inclination angle of 25 degrees.
(a) Determine the height of the cone to the nearest tenth of a foot.
(b) Determine the overall volume of the tower to the nearest cubic foot.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A cube in a cylinder |
2018-08-13 |
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From Geli:
A cylinder with a radius r and height 2r+4 contains a cube with edge length r√2. What fraction of cylinder volume is taken up by the cube
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Making a cylinder from a metal plate |
2018-05-18 |
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From Rahul:
I want to make a cylinder which inside diameter is 600mm and thickness is 5mm and height is 800mm...so my question is that how much plate I need to make this happen
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The weight of a cylinder |
2018-04-27 |
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From Jared:
What is the formula for the weight of a cylinder (not hollow) made of cast iron if it has a height of 5.25 inches and a diameter of 1.75 inches?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Volume of liquid remaining in a tilted cylinder |
2016-11-08 |
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From Brian:
I am trying to determine the amount of a liquid remaining in a 55 gallon drum when it is tilted at 45 degrees and the liquid level is low enough so that the liquid does not completely cover the bottom of the drum.
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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The diameter of a cylindrical tin |
2016-08-04 |
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From Scott:
a cylindrical tin is 15 inches high and holds 5 gallons of paint when it is full. Find the diameter of the tin.
(1 gallon = 0.1605 cubic feet)
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Placing a sphere in a cylinder of water |
2016-05-27 |
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From Fiona:
Hi the question i have is, if I have a cylinder filled with water and the volume of the water is 150Pi what would the rise in the level of the water be if you put a sphere into the cylinder with a volume of 500/3Pi? Sorry if it's a bit long winded
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A cylinder in a cube |
2016-05-25 |
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From Sonia:
A cylinder has the same height and diameter as the sides of a cube use 3.14~ which has the greater volume
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A square based box and a cylinder |
2016-03-26 |
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From rajpal:
i m trying to calculate an area required to hold 4.4 mln cubic metres of volume.
I used square and I get below result
A box shape that has dimensions 1500 meters (1.5km) by 1500 meters (1.5km) by 2 meters depth has a volume of:
= 4,500,000 cubic meters (4.5 mln cubic meters)
but when I use a cylinder shape, i get below result
A cylindrical shape that has a radius of 850 meters and a depth of 2 meters has a volume of:
= 4,539,600 cubic meters (4.54 mln cubic meters approx)
why is it that the cylinder, though of same depth holds more volume than a square?
kindly clarify.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Corrosion inhibitor in a pipeline |
2016-03-02 |
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From Edu:
I have a 12 in pipeline and 5 miles long. I need to coat it with corrosion inhibitor how much chemical will I need
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The surface area of a round bar |
2015-06-06 |
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From chirag:
Please tell me the formula for finding round bar surface in square inches/ mm
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a pipe |
2015-06-02 |
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From gordon:
What is the formula to find out how many gallon of water in a length of pipe tried your answer on 8inch at 50feet did not work out
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The radius of a cylinder |
2015-02-26 |
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From Rose:
Hi. I want to know how to find the radius of cylinder.
When I have height (35cm) and area of the curved surface(880sq.cm).
I know the formula is 2πr(h+r). But I can't understand how to find it's radius.
Please help me. I really need your help.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Using a bucket to fill a tub |
2014-08-27 |
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From Charlotte:
A bathtub needs to be filled with water. To fill the tub, a bucket needs to be filled then dumped into the tub. If the bucket is a cylinder with a radius of 6 in. and a height of 12 in, how many buckets will it take to fill the 5 ft x 3 ft x 3 ft tub.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Forming a cylinder from a square |
2014-06-08 |
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From kalyani:
the curved surface of a cylinder is a square of diagonal 2*square root of 2. What is the area of the base of the cylinder?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of scale in a pipe |
2014-03-08 |
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From Sid:
What is the estimated volume of scale (Liters) if you have a 12 inch ID pipe,300 feet long with scale 1/2 inch thick. Please show me the method and formula. Thank you for your assistance.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Can a cylinder be considered a circular prism? |
2014-02-08 |
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From Davina:
Can a cylinder be considered a circular prism?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Surrounding a pipe with concrete |
2013-06-11 |
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From jeanne:
I need 2 inches of cement around a 20 inch pipe that is 20 feet long. Thank you.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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r=10cos(t) in cylindrical coordinates |
2013-05-18 |
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From r.m:
question from calculus exam: what is the figure obtained having eqn.r=10cos(t) in cylinderical coordinates?
i know it is a cylinder with center (5,0) ,but can't the equation represent two cylinders ,one with center
(5,0) and the other with center (-5,0).
thanks for any help.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A label to cover a plastic cup |
2012-10-23 |
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From Kevin:
I'm trying to make a label to cover the entire outer area or a plastic cup. I know there must be a way to figure out the dimensions needed, but I can't seem to figure it out. The circumference of the bottom of the cup is 21.4cm and the circumference at the top of the cup is 29.8cm. The cup is 14.5cm tall. What should the height of the arc from the plane connecting the two ends of the 21.4cm arc. I attached a diagram where x is the value I'm looking for. I'm guessing there is some simple relationship between the length of a line and the arc needed to turn that line into a perfect circle, but I don't know what it is. Can you figure this out and share it with me? Thanks.
-Kevin
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Painting 400 drums |
2012-10-05 |
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From Jordan:
This cylinder is given:
Cylinder with a height of 84 cm and a diameter of 54 cm.
Question: The exterior of the drum (cylinder), except the base, is to be painted blue. calculate how many litres of paint will be needed to paint 400 drums if one litre of paint covers 8.8meters Squared.
Answer to nearest tenth of a litre.
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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2012-10-05 |
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From Jordan:
This cylinder is given:
Cylinder with a height of 84 cm and a diameter of 54 cm.
Question: The exterior of the drum (cylinder), except the base, is to be painted blue. calculate how many litres of paint will be needed to paint 400 drums if one litre of paint covers 8.8meters Squared.
Answer to nearest tenth of a litre.
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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Cones, pyramids, cylinders and prisms |
2012-09-13 |
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From Roy:
I read on this page that a pyramid is a special kind of cone, but a cone is not a pyramid. Does this apply to cylinders. Is a prism a special kind of cylinder, but a cylinder is not a prism?
Answered by Robert Dawson. |
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Making a wind sock |
2012-08-28 |
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From John:
I am trying to build a wind sock and need to be able to lay the shape
out on cloth. I need the wind sock front opening (diameter) to be
3 1/2" and the rear opening diameter to be 1". The windsock needs
to be 9 1/2" long. I tried using the example of the person trying to
make a crayfish trap but got confused and could not figure out my
numbers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
John
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A truncated cone: the central angle |
2012-07-17 |
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From Tom:
I have researched several sites, including this one and am fairly confident I can do the calculations required to produce the two radii and the slant height for a truncated cone.
I a somewhat confused by the central angle. Some sites indicate that it should never exceed 180 degrees while others do not. Different examples on your site seem to use this in two different ways in constructing a truncated cone.
Sometimes the angle seems to indicate the section to be removed, while in other examples the angle seems to indicate the section to be saved. Since the two angles will always total 360 I am confused about how to use the info to
calculate the minimum rectangle required to contain the pattern. I'm guessing that in some cases I may need to use the chord or sagitta to determine the desired height and width of the material. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Tom
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The height of a cylindrical container |
2012-04-10 |
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From Rodney:
a cylindrical container has a radius of 6cm. the container is holding 255 cm3 of water. rounded to the nearest quarter inch, what is the minimum height of the container?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A water tank is in the shape of a truncated cone |
2012-03-08 |
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From Victoria:
Suppose you have a water tank in the shape of a truncated cone. The larger diameter is K, the smaller diameter is K/2, and the height is also K (all measured in meters). The force of gravity on an object of mass, m, is F=9.8m (measured in Newtons). The density of the water is 1000 kilograms per cubic meter. What is the volume of the tank and how much mass will the tank have when it is full?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a round tube |
2012-02-07 |
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From I.C:
I need to find out how long a 10" round tube needs to be in order for there to be .95 cubic feet of air space
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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A circular cylinder circumscribed about a right prism |
2012-01-25 |
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From Noriz:
A cylinder is circumscribed about a right prism of altitude 12.6cm.
Find the volume of the cylinder if the base of the prism is an
isosceles triangle of sides 3cm by 3cm by 2cm.
Hope you can help me with this.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a cylinder |
2011-12-22 |
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From luke:
what is the volume of a cylinder that is 30 mm in diameter and 70 cm high?
can you please write the equation out in full for me to help understand it better. thanks
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A cylinder fits perfectly in a box |
2011-07-18 |
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From Brix:
A cylinder fits perfectly in a box. 76 cubic inches of oil is poured into the space between the cylinder and the box, filling the space halfway. If the box is 3ft wide, how tall is the cylinder in inches?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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The radius of a cylinder |
2011-04-27 |
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From Jazmin:
Hi, I don't understand how to find the radius in a cylinder with only the surface area (143.7) and the height (0.8)? I know that the formula is 2pir2+2pirh, but I don't see how to isolate the r? I appreciate your help.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Designing a tin can |
2011-03-31 |
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From Tina:
A tin can is to have a given capacity. Find the ratio of the height to diameter if the amount of tin ( total surface area) is a minimum.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Making a truncated cone |
2011-02-18 |
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From lisa:
We need to make a cone that has the following dimensions.
14-3/8" diameter on large end
13-3/8" diameter on small end
4" tall
What are the dimensions I need to cut in order to make a cone with one seam?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Calibrating a conical tank |
2011-02-05 |
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From Bill:
Hi, I have a round tank with tapered sides where I know the diameter at the top and bottom. Is there a formula I can use to calculate the volume by measuring from the bottom up the side (at the angle of the side) to any given point? Thanks, Bill
Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom. |
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The diameter of a cylinder |
2011-01-18 |
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From Gayle:
Given a cylindrical container that holds 45 imp. gallons and is 42 inches high, find the diameter
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a smokestack |
2011-01-13 |
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From tom:
The outer protective smokestack of a steamship is streamlined so that it has
uniform oval section parallel to the deck. The area of this oval section is
48 sq. ft . If the length of the stack is 15 ft. and the stack is raked aft so
that its axis at its upper end is horizontally 4.2 ft from the lower end, find
the volume enclosed by the stack.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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An air duct in the form of a circular cylinder |
2010-12-19 |
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From ed:
an air duct in the form of a circular cylinder has a cross section if diameter 16 in. the distance between the bases is 20 ft and the elements are inclined at an angle of 50 degrees to the bases. find the amount of magnesia required to protect the duct with magnesia covering 1/2 in thick? tnx
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Mr Thorpe's volume |
2010-08-15 |
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From thomas:
A circular pool has a diameter of 3m and is filled to a depth of 70 cm. Mr Thorpe climbs into the pool and submerges for ten seconds while his son measures the new depth at 72 cm. Calculate Mr Thorpe’s volume.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Liquid in a horizontal tank |
2010-05-26 |
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From Brian:
I have a 50' long tank by 12' diameter it is lying down on it side with 12" of Liquid in the bottom i need to know how many gallons of fluid this is? Please Help, I was able to calculate out the Triangle but not the Sector!
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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88 litres of oil in a cylinder |
2010-05-15 |
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From fella:
88 litres of oil are poured into a drum 40 cm in diameter. find the depth of the oil in the drum.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Volume of a cylinder |
2010-04-12 |
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From Louis:
A hockey puck has a diameter of 7.5 cm and a thickness of 2.5 cm.
What is its Volume?
A copper pipe with an inside diameter of 1cm. is 4m long.
What volume of water (in cm3) can it hold?
Answered by Tyler Wood. |
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A rectangular box packed with cylinders |
2010-03-16 |
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From Laura:
There is a cylinder which has a diameter of 10cm and height of 10 cm. Work out the volume of the cylinder. Then in a packed box of 20 cylinders (height of box 10cm) work out the volume inside the box that is not filled by the cylinders give your answer in terms of pi.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A 3D cardboard cupcake |
2010-01-30 |
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From Margaret:
Hi,
I'm an art student and I'm attempting to build a 3D cupcake out of cardboard.
I want it to have a circular base of 8.5 inches and sides that are 7'' tall and slope outward so the top of the base is 29'.
The top with the frosting would be a detachable lid made from a cone with a base circumfrance of 29".
My problem is how to cut the side so they will slope out, I'm pretty sure there needs to be a curve, however I don't how to calculate the degree of it.
Ideally I want the sides to be a single piece of cardboard.
I also don't know how to calculate the arc needed to make a cone who's circular base's circumfrence is 29''.
Thanks,
Margaret
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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A cylinder is cut at an angle of 20 degrees |
2010-01-25 |
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From sanjay:
If I have a cylinder with 40mm diameter and I will cut it at an angle
20 degrees so what would be the increased radius or dia.??? of the cylinder
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Related Rates of a Cylinderical Trough with a Horizontal Axis |
2009-12-26 |
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From Emily:
A cylinder is lying on it's side and being filled with water at a constant rate. Let the current height of water be t=0. When t=4, the cylinder is half full. When t=12, the cylinder is completely full. When is the rate of the height change increasing?
Answered by Janice Cotcher. |
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Dirt around a cylinder |
2009-12-10 |
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From curtis:
If I was to pile 3.5 cu. yds of dirt around a 5ft 6in. diameter cylinder within 24in. of the outside, how high will the dirt be?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A 24" circumference pipe |
2009-11-21 |
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From Cliff:
How long does a pipe with a 24" circumference need to be to hold 2 cubic feet?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A truncated cone |
2009-11-11 |
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From Lucian:
I need to calculate the bottom inside diameter of a truncated cone.
The top insdie diameter is 1450mm.
The material is 6mm thick
The cone angle is 20 degrees
The slant length is 152mm
I would like a formula so that I can build a spread sheet
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a telephone pole |
2009-08-11 |
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From robert:
12.5"@ base x 7" @ top and 40' height. How would I find the volume in cubic feet for a telephone pole with these dimensions?
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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A sundial on an elliptical cylinder |
2009-07-22 |
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From Leo:
I want to build a sundial where the shadow falls on an elliptical cylinder. I can
calculate the coordinates of the points on the cylinder that I want to mark.
My problem is that I will have to make the surface as a flat sheet and bend it
into an elliptical shape. However, I cannot work out a scheme to transfer
the coordinates I know into a distance that will work when I bend the shape.
Help!
Answered by Robert Dawson. |
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liquid in a 3/4 inch pipe |
2009-06-30 |
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From junior:
We are in dilemma at my job. We need to figure out the formula for how much water can our pipe hold. It's inside diameter is 13/16" and is 50ft. long?
Answered by Robert Dawson. |
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The surface area of a fire pit |
2009-06-30 |
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From eric:
whatw is the square footage of the inside wall of a fire pit 2 feet deep and five feet in diameter? I need to estimate both the floor and wall square footage to order bricks.
Answered by Robert Dawson and Harley Weston. |
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Height of a Flag Pole |
2009-06-26 |
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From Jake:
Can anyone answer this I am very stumped.
The flagpole on the roof of a Chocolate Factory is 13 cm in diameter and
a perfect cylinder. If one end of a 2300-cm-long string is attached to the top
of the flagpole, and wraps around the flagpole exactly 16 times before ending
at the bottom of the flagpole, how tall is the flagpole? Need answer by Wednesday
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Maximum Volume of a Cylinder Inscribed in a Sphere |
2009-06-18 |
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From Jim:
Hello I have a hard time finishing this question:
A right circular cylinder has to be designed to sit inside a sphere of radius 6 meters
so that each top and bottom of the cylinder touches the sphere along its complete
circular edge. What are the dimensions of the cylinder of max volume and what is the volume?
Answered by Janice Cotcher. |
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A border around a pool |
2009-05-29 |
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From PATTY:
POOL RADIUS IS 13 FEET ON THE OUTER EDGE, I WANT TO MAKE AN 18 INCH OUTSIDE BORDER AROUND THE POOL. WHAT IS THE VOLUME AROUND THE POOL. (THIS IS GOING FROM A 13 FT. RADIUS TO A 14.5 RADISU.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The dimensions of a larger cup |
2009-05-23 |
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From Elizabeth:
Hey
If i have a cup that holds a volume of 477mL and the bottom radius is 2.8cm and the top radius is 4.9cm and the height is 10cm. If i increase the volume by one and a half times what is the new measurements if the cup is directly proportional to the first one.
Thank you
Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a cylinder |
2009-03-19 |
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From zahir:
i want to ask one question, need i get the cross section of cylinder to calculate volume of cylinder
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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The ratio of the volumes of two cylinders |
2009-03-18 |
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From jdkaj:
cylinder a has radius 1m and height 4m. cylinder b has radius 2m and height 4m. find the ratio of the volue of cylinder a to the volume of b
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a pipe |
2009-03-15 |
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From kalen:
Okay I am doing a problem on a practice sheet to study with and I need help. The question states:
How many gallons will 500 feet of six-inch water pipe hold?
Do you have any suggestions/breakdowns on how to work out this problem so that in the future
I will know how to do it?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Cubic feet |
2009-03-07 |
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From A student:
What is cubic feet and how do I use it in this question? (picture below)
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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The volume of a cylinder |
2009-02-18 |
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From jim:
given the volume of a cylinder at 565m^3 and the height of 20m how do i calculate the cross section area in order to determine the compression strength of the cylinder
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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A semi circular room |
2009-02-11 |
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From Taylor:
being 450pi (the area of a semi circle)
how much money would it cost to lay carpet at $2.57 per foot???
if the area of a semi circular room is 450 pi ft
then what is the volume being that the diameter is 60 feet
and the ceiling is 16 feet tall
Answered by Robert Dawson and Penny Nom. |
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Fertilizer in a bin |
2009-02-03 |
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From Todd:
Hello I am looking for a formula to figure out the fertilizer volume in a hopper bottom bin not only when it is full but part full as well. When you are filling it is heaped up in the middle to make a cone and when you are emptying the bin the cone is inverted so it would be nice to be able to quickly figure out the tonnes partly filled and when full.
Lets say the bin is 32 feet high from top of bin where you fill to the bottom where the product goes out and it is 16 feet in diameter. I know how to calculate the cylinder it is the cones on the top and bottom of the bin I have the main question on.
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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Water flowing from a cone to a cylinder |
2009-01-23 |
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From Ray:
Water is passing through a conical filter 24 cm deep and 16 cm across the top into a cylindrical container of radius 6 cm. At what rate is the level of water in the cylinder rising when the depth of the water in the filter is 12 cm its level and is falling at the rate of 1 cm/min?
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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20 miles of gasoline |
2009-01-18 |
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From Roger:
I used the volume formula and found that a cylinder with a 3" radius X 8.75" height yields just over 231 cu. in. (one gallon)- doesn't seem right, but that's what I got. Then found the percent that 8.175" is to one foot and multiplied that into the number of feet in 20 miles. I'm not good at math, so I'm starting to lose myself here. The short story is I get a cylinder that is 20 miles long and only .0000387" in diameter. Is this even close to the mark?
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Concrete around a pipe |
2009-01-14 |
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From Doug:
How much concrete will i need for a hole that is 20 feet deep 20 inches in
diameter with a 8-inch pipe in it. I need to know how much concrete
on the outside of the 8-inch pipe.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A sphere in a can of water |
2008-12-12 |
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From Meghan:
A cylindrical can open at the top has (inside) base radius equal to 1.
The height of the can is greater than 2.
Imagine placing a steel sphere of radius less than 1 into the can, then pouring water into the can until the top of the sphere is just covered.
What should be the radius of the sphere so the volume of water used is as large as possible?
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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Ratio of Volumes of a Cylinder and a Cone |
2008-12-06 |
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From rohan:
A CYLINDER IS WITHIN THE CUBE TOUCHING ALL THE VERTICALS FACES . A CONE IS INSIDE THE CYLINDER.IF THEIR HEIGHT ARE SAME WITH SAME BASE ,FIND THE RATIO OF THEIR VOLUMES.
Answered by Janice Cotcher. |
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Liquid in a drum |
2008-11-10 |
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From RAY:
How can I determine the exact amount of liquid in an overturned drum?
Answered by Penny Nom and Victoria West. |
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The amount of diesel fuel in a tank |
2008-10-26 |
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From Mike:
I have an cylinder shaped oil tank that holds approx. 283 gals of diesel fuel. The tank is laying on on its side, (like taking a garbage can and laying it down on its side). What is the formula to calculate how much oil is in the tank at any given time. If the tank was sitting on end it would be easy to figure out, but it is not.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Cutting a pipe at an arbitrary angle |
2008-09-20 |
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From John:
from the original question Al asked about cutting a 200 diameter pipe in 45 degrees. can someone explain the math steps required to creating the graph. I am trying to do the same thing only using a 150 degree cut.
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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The weight of a concrete cylinder |
2008-09-18 |
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From Curtis:
I am trying to calculate the weight of a concrete cylinder. The diameter is 56" and the thickness or depth is 24". Can anyone help me? If possible I would like to see the formula as to how the answer was derived. Thank you
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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The volume of a cylinder in gallons |
2008-09-17 |
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From subash:
i want to calculate volume of cylinder tank whose height is 1700mm and
diameter is 1900mm and to convert volume into gallon ?
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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A circular swimming pool |
2008-09-03 |
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From David:
A circular swimming pool with a diameter of 30ft and a horizontal bottom contains 22,000 gal of water. What is the depth of the water in the pool? (one cubic foot contains approximately 7.5 gal of water.)
I'm having a great deal of problem dealing with this, i dont know if the equation I'm using is correct or am i plugging it in the wrong place. V=TTr^2h .
if you can could you please explain to me step by step on how to set up this problem? the horizontal bottom thrown me off the most
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A cone on the end of a cylider |
2008-08-05 |
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From Jerry:
Hi.
I need to make a plastic cone to fit on the end of a cylinder. The only dimension i have is the diameter of the cylinder.
This 553 mm.
I need to find the formulae required and how much material will be required.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A hemisphere and a cylinder |
2008-05-18 |
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From Libby:
A giant scoop, operated by a crane, is in the shape of a hemisphere of radius 24 inches. The scoop is filled with molten steel. The steel is then poured into a cylindrical storage tank with diameter 32 inches. How high will the molten steel rise?
I got the volume of the hemisphere and the volume of the cylinder, but I'm not exactly sure what to do next.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The capacity of a silo |
2008-04-12 |
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From Candonn:
I have a cement silo that is 30 ft. high and has a diameter of 12 ft.
I was wondering what the capacity of the silo is in tons of dry material.
The silo is flat on the bottom also.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Cutting a 200 diameter pipe at 45 degree angle |
2008-04-10 |
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From Al:
i want to cut a 200 diameter pipe in 45degrees. Can you demonstrate how to develop a flat rap around please
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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The amount of a washing machine |
2008-04-07 |
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From Eddy:
we have a washing machine with a specific cylinder size, which we could calculate the volume as a regular cylinder formulas. The question is, if we fill the washer cylinder with water at a specific height on water , example 15 cm height, how can we find the volume of water at that specific height?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A hydraulic cylinder |
2008-03-24 |
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From james:
I am trying to adjust the placement of a hydraulic cylinder that raises a dump bed up from the frame of a truck.
How long would the cylinder (height of a triangle) have to be to raise the bed to a 70 degree angle?
The base from pivot to cylinder is 132.5 inches.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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The surface area of a cube and a cylinder |
2008-03-16 |
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From sunday:
I'm doing a unit assessment, and there is something I don't understand. Now in my textbook, it says that surface area for a cube is different from a cylinder. Surface area for a cylinder has two numbers, but surface area for a cube has 3 or more numbers. And plus, I can't figure out the volume for a cube because it only shows volume for a cylinder. So how do I get this right?
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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I cut the cylinder at a 45 degree angle |
2008-02-26 |
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From Shannon:
I have a cylinder with a radius of 2' 1 5/8".
How do I calculate the radius increase when I cut the cylinder at a 45
degree angle?
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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Volume of a log |
2008-01-29 |
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From Reji:
i purchased a teak wood length 20feet and perimeter 60inch. How much cubic feet will be the wood.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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What length of hose will I need? |
2008-01-03 |
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From Justin:
I have one cubic yard of liquid that I want to convert to a cylindrical volume with the inside dimensions being 3/4 of an inch. I am trying determine what the height/length would be to set these equal. i.e. What length of hose will I need (with an inside diameter of 3/4") in order to accommodate exactly one cubic yard of liquid?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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How many gallons are in the tank? |
2007-12-03 |
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From bobby:
my tank holds 740 gallons and the dimensions are 8 ft tall and 4 ft diameter the wine is 3 ft 7.5 inches from the top can you figure out how many gallons are in the tank ?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Ball bearings in an oil can |
2007-12-03 |
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From Lisa:
One hundred ball bearings with radius 5 mm are dropped into a cylindrical can, which is half full of oil.
The height of the cylinder is 20 cm and the radius is 8 cm.
By how much does the level of the oil rise?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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A mystery shape |
2007-11-26 |
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From Daniel:
I am in year 3 and have been given some homework to do with my mum.
Question is: my shape has two circular faces and one curved face. It has two edges and no vertices. Can you help me identify the shape please.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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What is the total surface area of a cylinder? |
2007-10-03 |
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From MATT:
what is the total surface area of a cylinder with outside diameter 40 cm. thickness 10cm. and length 2m. Work in cm^2
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Oil in a pipe |
2007-09-29 |
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From Kristi:
How much oil is in a 40 foot section of pipe that its inside diameter is 36 inches?
Answered by Victoria West. |
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Can you tell me how many gallons it holds? |
2007-09-25 |
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From Jeff:
Hi my water tank is 10ft long and 45" around,can you tell me how many
gallons it holds.thankyou jeff
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Volume of a cylinder |
2007-09-15 |
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From mike:
I need to know the formula to measure conceret celinders
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The weight of a hollow cylinder |
2007-08-18 |
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From chris:
how do you find how much a 4 foot diameter cylinder 4ft tall with a thicknees of 6 inches weigh
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Diagonals on a cylinder |
2007-08-10 |
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From John:
I have a cylinder that is 37.5" width X 25.25" circumference. I need to create a repeating diagonal lined pattern on the cylinder so that when it prints it joins perfectly at the circumference repeat. The design must follow these specs.
Black diagonal lines need to be 1.250" max width X 1.5" max spacing between the black lines.
Please Help
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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The volume of a cistern |
2007-07-19 |
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From sharon:
We have a cistern to hold spring water that measures 12 feet in depth by 5 feet in diameter. How much in liquid gallons will it hold?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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I need to provide 712 cubic feet to water storage capacity |
2007-07-03 |
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From William:
I need to provide 712 cubic feet to water storage capacity.
If I use 15 inch diameter pipe, what would the length need to be
to provide the capacity?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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A cylindrical slab of concrete |
2007-06-30 |
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From Kenn:
I have a tank that needs a base of cement put in it. I dont know how to do this. The tank is 8 feet across and I want the cement to be 5 or 6 inches deep. Can you please tell me how much cement I need to do this.
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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The volume of a pool |
2007-06-20 |
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From Mary:
How can I calculate the square footage of my 18 feet diameter, 4 feet deep swimming pool?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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How many gallons of water |
2007-06-19 |
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From Marie:
A water treatment plant is built with three cylindrical tanks to contaim the
water for a town. Each tank has a radius of 15 feet and a depth of 25 ft.
If there are about 7.5 gallons in a cubic foot of water, approximately
how many gallons of water can be treated at the plant at any one time?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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A pipe full of water |
2007-06-07 |
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From paul:
What is the volume of water in a 100mm inside diameter pipe that is 12.5 meters long
What would be the pressure at the bottom if the pipe was installed in the vertical plain
Answered by Steve La Rocque, Penny Nom and Gabriel Potter. |
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Volumes of cones and cylinders |
2007-05-29 |
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From George:
1. The volume of a cylinder is 1353cm3
A) What is the volume of a cone with the same radius as the cylinder
but double the hieght of cylinder?
B) What is the volume of a cone with the same height as the cylinder
but with three times its radius?
Answered by Steve La Rocque and Walter Whiteley. |
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The surface area of a fire hose |
2007-05-26 |
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From Vanessa:
Why do we need to find the surface area of a fire hose (cylinder).
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Surface area of a cylinder |
2007-05-13 |
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From Nina:
if a cylinder is 23 ft high with a 12 ft radius, how do I find the surface area?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Pattern for a truncated cone |
2007-05-11 |
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From Mike:
I have been trying to get this cone flat so I can build this column. Can you please help me so I can figure this out? Thanks for your help.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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A cylinder inside a sphere |
2007-04-25 |
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From Louise:
i need to find the maximum volume of a cylinder that can fit inside a sphere of diamter 16cm
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a cylinder |
2007-04-11 |
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From Gonzalez:
hi,
I have a problem, i need the formula to find the volume, area, surface area.
I have found that the are is pi X r^2, but i don't know how to find radius. if you
could help me, I'd be very happy.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a cylinder |
2007-03-28 |
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From bob:
how do you find the volume of a cylinder that is 12 centimeters wide and 16 centimeters tall?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A water treatment plant |
2007-03-17 |
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From Elvia:
A water treatment plant is built with three cylindrical tanks to contain the water for a town. Each tank has a radius of 15 feet and a depth of 25 feet. If there are 7.5 gallons in a cubic foot of water, approximately how many gallons of water can be treated at the plant at any one time?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a cylinder |
2007-03-09 |
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From Lakeshia:
2) The volume of a cylinder (think about the volume of a can) is given by V = πr2h where r is the radius of the cylinder and h is the height of the cylinder. Suppose the volume of the can is 100 cubic centimeters. a)Write h as a function of r. Keep "p" in the function's equation. Answer b) What is the measurement of the height if the radius of the cylinder is 2 centimeters? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Answer
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A cylinder with a hemispheric cap |
2007-02-25 |
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From lee:
i have a diagram of cylinder with a height of 1.260m and radius 0.340m a hemisphere of radius0.400m is bonded to one end of the cylinder with a constant overlap of 0.06m between them a cylinder of radius 0.170m and length 1.280m is bored out of the composite body what is the volume remaining
also the composite body is to be painted i need to calculate the total area to be covered
could you please have a look thank you
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Cubic inches |
2007-02-13 |
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From Renee:
a glass has a height of 3 inches and a radius of 2 inches. about how many cubic inches of fwater will the glass hold? and how do you figure the answer? thank you...................renee
Answered by Gabriel Potter and Melanie Tyrer. |
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The capacity of a tank |
2007-02-08 |
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From lorn:
what is the capacity of a tank height is 110 feet diameter is 24 feet
Answered by Brennan Yaremko. |
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A curve on a cylinder |
2007-01-27 |
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From John:
think of a tube,say 50mm in diameter made out of cardboard, project vertical lines at right angles from the base at say every 2mm right round the tube in pencil.No pretend you can put this cardboard tube in a saw and cut it at 45degrees. Get a pair of scissors and cut it at the lowest end and lay it out flat.It now looks like a graph,how do you work out each of these vertical lengths possibly chord lengths
Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom. |
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Depth and volume in a cylindrical tank |
2007-01-20 |
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From Andy:
I need to fill a 10 foot diameter by 35 foot long cylinder 85% full. Is there a way to calculate at what depth equals 85%? ie, if I put a stick in the tank would it be at 8.5 feet?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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A cylinder has how many flat surfaces, vertices, and edges? |
2007-01-09 |
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From Stacy:
A cylinder has how many flat surfaces, vertices, and edges?
Answered by Diane Hanson and Penny Nom. |
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Motorcycle expansion chamber design |
2006-11-14 |
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From David:
I'm interested in calculating cone information regarding motorcycle expansion chamber design for example. I guess it's called a truncated cone, from what I've read so far. If I know the center line height, small radius, and large radius of a truncated cone then, how can I calculate the angle (included angle?) the cone forms? I'd like to know the variations of the formula so I can calculate for angle, or length, or one of the diameters if I know the other two measurements.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Concrete tubes |
2006-10-23 |
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From Rick:
I have 36 18” concrete tubes to fill with 36” of concrete. How much concrete will it take to do this job
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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How much water it will hold? |
2006-09-20 |
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From Doug:
I have thirty feet of piping that is two inches in diameter and I want to know how much water it will hold and the equation for solving the answer.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Gallons of water in a well |
2006-07-31 |
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From Martha:
I have a shallow water well that is 30 feet in depth.
I have 8 feet of water in the well.
The water well is a 30 inch in diameter.
My question : How many gallons of water is in my tank?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Some plumbing calculations |
2006-07-02 |
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From Steve:
I am preparing to write my journeyman plumber ticket and would appreciate answer/solutions to the following math questions along with the formula to solve them
- A range boiler is 16 in. in diameter and 4 ft high. How many gallons will it hold ?
- What would the weight in Kg be if the pipe was .4 of a meter in diameter and it was 8.6 m in length
- An oil storage tank is 4 m in diameter and 6 m high. How , many liters of oil can be stored
I thank you in advance for your help ... all math books I have are US and nothing is Metric
Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a roll |
2006-06-09 |
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From Yogesh:
I have a roll which height is 63 inches & width is 11 inches i want to know that how to calculate the cubic meter of this roll
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A truncated cone |
2006-05-28 |
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From Phil:
Hi, I am an art student and I am trying to make a "truncated cone" (ie: a cone with the top cut off) out of sheet metal. I need to design a template first and am having problems working out the angles. The truncated cone is 250mm high, 550mm wide at the bottom and 290mm wide at the top. Can you help?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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differentiate the volume of a cylinder with V respect to h |
2006-05-24 |
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From A student:
differentiate the volume of a cylinder with V respect to h
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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The volume of a cylinder |
2006-05-22 |
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From A student:
Show that a volume of a cylinder equals to v = A2 / (4πh)
where h= height of the cylinder
A = area of a original paper
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Volume of a tennis ball can |
2006-04-16 |
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From Jon:
Tennis balls are generally packaged in circular cylinders that hold 3 balls each. The diameter of a tennis ball is 6.5 cm. Find the volume of a can of tennis balls.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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What is the height of the pot? |
2006-03-10 |
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From Michelle:
If a pot is 11 inches in diameter and holds 5.8 litres what is the height of the pot? - assuming it is a cylinder.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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The number of gallons in a tank |
2006-03-09 |
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From Doug:
We have a round tank that is 216 inches long 64 inches wide across ; how do we find the number of gallons it could hold ?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Balls in a cylinder |
2006-03-03 |
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From Roxanne:
If a cylindrical can holds three balls with no room to spare, explain how to find the volume of the air that surrounds the balls in the can. Yet the balls have a diameter of six inches
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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The height of a cylinder |
2006-02-15 |
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From Autumn:
the surface area of a cylinder with circumference 24pi cm. is 300pi cm2 . what is the height???
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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How many flat surfaces does a cylinder have? |
2006-02-14 |
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From Kimia:
How many flat surfaces does a cylinder have?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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The volume of a cylinder |
2006-01-04 |
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From Doug:
I have a Cylinder which is 34" x 72" how many gallons will it hold?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Shapes |
2005-11-12 |
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From Tonya and Hailey:
MY THIRD GRADERS TEACHER HAS SENT HOME HOMEWORK ASKING FOR THEM TO FIND REAL-WORLD OBJECT IN MANY DIFFERENTS SHAPES A FEW HAVE US STUMPED
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Volumes |
2005-10-31 |
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From Diane:
My name is Diane and I am a returning student to a vocational technical school.
As a reference point to see what I did/didn't remember from my HS math days, I was sent home with a 75 problem math packet. I was fine until I got to computing:
1. the volume of a cylinder-is it pi r2 h?
2. the volume of a cone- is it pi/3 r2 h?
3. the volume of a sphere- I can't even hazard a guess.
Help- my last classroom was 23 years ago, and I've forgotten far too much!
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Digging a hole for a pool |
2005-06-08 |
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From Debra:
I need to have dirt hauled away from my built in pool and the haulers are asking me how many yards of dirt there is. How would I figure that out? It is a 24 ft round pool and 3 inches of soil depth was dug out.
Answered by Penny. |
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Surface areas |
2005-05-11 |
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From Jessica:
How can I demonstrate to my high school students the reason for the formulas for the surface area of a prism, right cylinder, and regular pyramid, and right cone?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Gallons in a tank |
2005-04-02 |
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From Jim:
Would you be so kind as to help me with a problem? My memory has failed me in remembering how to calculate how much liquid in gallons a tank will hold. The tank is 8 feet long and 44 inches in diameter.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Gasoline in a cylindrical tank |
2005-03-23 |
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From Jennifer:
Gasoline is stored in a tank which is a cylinder on its side. Height of fuel is "h" meters and the diameter is "d". The length is "l".
I need to find the amount of gas in the tank when the height is h and also to calculate the fraction of how full it is.
Also, the part I am really confused on is this one,
E(h/d) is the error of the function of h/d, when h/d is used to measure how full the tank is. For what value of h/d is the error maximal?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a stock tank |
2005-03-13 |
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From Cord:
I am a farmer and I have recently installed a new stock tank which is 1650" in circumference and 10' deep. How many gallons of water will it hold?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The capacity of a dryer |
2005-02-23 |
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From Darlene:
I am trying to figure out the capacity of my dryer. I need to know the size in order to buy a new one. The drum within measures 27" in diameter and 18" deep. I know that I am looking for an answer in cubic feet but am not sure how to determine this.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Gallons in a cylinder |
2004-12-29 |
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From Dean:
I have 2 cylinders:
Cylinder A = 8'D x 12'H
Cylinder B = 10'D x 15'H
Each 1ft represents how many gallons of fluid?
Cylinder A=?
Cylinder B=?
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A copper sphere |
2004-09-12 |
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From Irfan:
The radius of a copper sphere is 3cm. If a wire of 0.4 diameter is drawn by melting it,what is the length of this wire?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Surface area of a cylinder |
2004-04-17 |
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From Kathryn:
How do you find the radius of a cylinder when you are given only the surface area and the height of the cylinder?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Volume of a fuel tank |
2004-03-01 |
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From Mike:
I have a fuel ank for my big truck that has a radius of 24inches and a length of 65 inches. I am trying to compute the volume of fuel in the tank. I tried pie x the radius squared times the length but no usable results.
Can you help me please?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Is a cylinder a type of prism? |
2004-01-29 |
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From Rebecca:
Is a cylinder a type of prism?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Volume of a tube |
2004-01-14 |
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From Mike:
where can you find how to get volume of a tube:
3 in across x 3 inch high
5 in across x 5 inch high
same formula for both. ONE will get the other.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Volume of water in a pool |
2003-07-06 |
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From An other:
How many litres of water are in a pool that is 16 feet in diameter and 35 inches deep?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of a juice jug |
2002-11-21 |
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From Edward:
I try to find the measurement for a juice jug. I have the height of the jug and need the jug to hold 2.5 Liter of juice. Can you help me out with the formula.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The volume of water in a hose |
2002-11-13 |
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From David:
I trying to find out how much water 500 ft of 3/4 inch hose will hold. I'd also like to know how you figured the answer.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Diameter of a pipe |
2002-02-16 |
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From Landry:
I am trying to calculate the dia. of a pipe 60 inches long that will hold a gallon of water. What is the formula?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Intersection of perpendicular cylindrical surfaces |
2001-07-31 |
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From Charlie:
Please consider two right circular cylinders, perpendicular one to the other, and of unlike radii in a 3 dimensional Cartesian space with mutually perpendicular x,y,z axes. If one cylinder is centered on the y axis with radius ra, and the other on the z axis with radius rb, then the expression for the first surface would be x2 + z2 = ra2, y = any number. Likewise, the second cylinder's surface would be x2 + y2 = rb2, z = any number. It is my intent to define the curve at the intersection of these two cylindrical surfaces. From sketching the conditions it appears that this intersection resembles an ellipse folded about its minor axis.
Answered by Chris Fisher. |
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A pile of sand |
2001-05-14 |
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From Gul:
- Sand for use on icy roads is stored in a conical pile 14.2 m high and with a base diameter of 34.4 m
- calculate the volume of the pile
- if one sander can take 6.9 m of sand, how many sanders can be filled from the pile?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Volume and surface area of a cylinder and a triangular prism |
2001-03-31 |
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From Kevin:
I was wondering how do you find the volume and surface area of a cylinder and a triangular prism.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Building a circular silo |
2001-01-24 |
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From Natasha:
We wish to build a circular silo with internal diameter 10 feet. How much concrete will we need to pour the foundation, if we only need a 1 foot wide and 1 foot deep ring on which the silo walls will sit? Assume the 4 inch thick silo wall rests on the middle of the ring.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Filling a tank |
2001-01-02 |
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From Liting:
Water flows into a rectangle tank which measures 4 m by 3 m by 2.8 m through a cylindrical pipe of radius 2.4 cm. If the rate at which the water flows into the tank is 8 km/h, find how long it takes to fill the tank.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Volume of a trough |
2000-12-09 |
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From Matt:
I have been given the information of the length of the trough, and the end pieces are isosceles triangles, and two equal sides of the triangle are given. I cannot seem to find the answer, nor anything in my book relating to the question.
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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Volume of a sphere |
2000-05-21 |
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From Kevin Partridge:
Does anyone have a way to physically demonstrate how to explain the volume formula for a sphere? Or perhaps how to derive the formula without calculus?
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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Surface area of a cylinder |
2000-04-07 |
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From Jim Campbell:
I am going to cover the outside of a shaft with some material. How do I figure the square inches of the outside surface of the shaft? Shaft is 6" in diameter and 24" long
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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The length of a cylinder |
2000-02-17 |
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From Kelly Wichmann:
What is the formula to figure the volume of a cylinder? We have a cylinder that is 2 3/4" in inside diameter and a gallon of oil that needs to fill it. We are trying to figure out how long the cylinder should be. Can you help us?
Answered by Chris Fisher. |
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Volume of oil in a tank |
1999-04-17 |
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From Lars Waldemarsson:
My problem is to get an equation for the depth of the oil in a gastank formed like a cylinder. The cylinder is in a horizontal position and by a stick you will be able to get the depth of the oil in the tank. All I need is an exmaple which I can build on. By this equation you will be able to get the volume of the oil if you know the depth.
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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Cross-sectional area of a cylinder |
1999-04-12 |
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From Rebecca Connor:
What is the formula to find the cross-sectional area of a cylinder?
Answered by Chris Fisher. |
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Volume in gallons |
1998-12-09 |
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From Hill Hermit:
Please tell me the formula for computing the volume, in gallons, of a cylinder. Thanks from a parent. American gallons, please.
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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Surface Area |
1997-04-30 |
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From Amber Nobile:
The height of a cylinder is twice the diameter. Express the total surface area as a function of the height h.
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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