Question

A cylindrical tank has a radius of 15 ft. and a height of 45 ft. How many cubic feet of water can the tank hold?

Answer 1

Find the base area of the tank. remember that the base of a cylindrical tank is circle.

Answer 2

then multiply the base area by the height

Answer 3

\(\normalsize\color{blue}{ A~~\rm{(of~~a~~circle)}=15^2π }\)

\(\normalsize\color{blue}{ \rm{Volume~~~~(of~~a~~cylinder)}= \rm{Area~~~of~~~the~~~circle}~~~~\times~~~ \rm{height}.}\)