Question

pls help

Answer 1

@ganeshie8

Answer 2

First, get a feel of the given container

Answer 3

Have you seen NASA launching a rocket before ?

Answer 4

Cylindrical base
Cone top

Answer 5

On the internet yes

Answer 6

Lookup the formulas for volume of cylinder and cone

Answer 7

formula for cylinder- V=πr2h
formula for cone- V=πr^2 h/3

Answer 8

Yes, use them.

Answer 9

diameter = 20
radius = ?

Answer 10

radius-10ft

Answer 11

Cylinder :
radius = 10
height = 60
Volume = ?

Answer 12

Volume=18849.56

Answer 13

Yes, next look at the cone top

Answer 14

volume of cone=1570.8

Answer 15

Notice that it is sitting on the cylinder,
so it has same radius as the cylinder

Answer 16

Yes, simply add both the volumes to get the overall volume of the container

Answer 17

20420.36

Answer 18

Perfect!

Answer 19

But it says how much corn can the silo hold, and all the answers are in cubic feet.

Answer 20

It can hold 20420.36 cubic feet of corn

Answer 21

Let me ask you a question

Answer 22

Suppose you're walking on road and feel thirsty.

Answer 23

You go to a nearby shop and buy 1 liter water bottle

Answer 24

How much water does the bottle have ?

Answer 25

1 liter

Answer 26

good,
how much water can the bottle hold ?

Answer 27

1 liter

Answer 28

Good, you empty the bottle and go to a nearby coconut shop.

Answer 29

ask the shop person to fill it with the coconut water

Answer 30

can you tell me how much coconut water the bottle can hold ?

Answer 31

still 1 liter

Answer 32

Yes, the bottle has a volume of 1 liter; so it can hold 1 liter of ANYTHING

Answer 33

cubic feet is another unit to measure volume

Answer 34

The given silo has a volume of 20420.36 cubic feet
so it can hold 20420.36 cubic feet of corn

Answer 35

But look at the answer choices, the closest answer is 10 cubic feet off

Answer 36

Ahh, that's okay. Remember we are dealing with an irrational number \(\pi\)

Answer 37

Oh ok

Answer 38

10 is neligible compared to 20000
so we are good

Answer 39

https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=3.14*10%5E2*60%2B1%2F3*3.14*10%5E2*15

Answer 40

Looks your teacher is using 3.14 for pi

Answer 41

Thanks

Answer 42

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