Two containers designed to hold water are side by side, both in the shape of a cylinder. Container A has a diameter of 16 feet and a height of 8 feet. Container B has a diameter of 8 feet and a height of 18 feet. Container A is full of water and the water is pumped into Container B until Container B is completely full. After the pumping is complete, what is the volume of the empty space inside Container A, to the nearest tenth of a cubic foot?
Q. Two containers designed to hold water are side by side, both in the shape of a cylinder. Container A has a diameter of 16 feet and a height of 8 feet. Container B has a diameter of 8 feet and a height of 18 feet. Container A is full of water and the water is pumped into Container B until Container B is completely full. After the pumping is complete, what is the volume of the empty space inside Container A, to the nearest tenth of a cubic foot?
Calculate Volume Container A: Calculate the volume of Container A using the formula for the volume of a cylinder, V=πr2h, where r is the radius and h is the height. The radius of Container A is half the diameter, so r=216 feet=8 feet. The height h=8 feet. V=π(8 feet)2(8 feet).
Calculate Volume Container B: Perform the calculation for the volume of Container A: V=π(64)(8)=π(512) cubic feet.
Subtract Volumes: Calculate the volume of Container B using the same formula, V=πr2h. The radius of Container B is half the diameter, so r=28 feet=4 feet. The height h=18 feet. V=π(4 feet)2(18 feet).
Perform Subtraction: Perform the calculation for the volume of Container B: V=π(16)(18)=π(288) cubic feet.
Calculate Empty Space Volume: Subtract the volume of Container B from the volume of Container A to find the empty space in Container A. Volume of Container A - Volume of Container B = π(512) cubic feet - π(288) cubic feet.
Use Approximation: Perform the subtraction: π(512)−π(288)=π(224) cubic feet. This is the volume of the empty space in Container A.
Use Approximation: Perform the subtraction: π(512)−π(288)=π(224) cubic feet. This is the volume of the empty space in Container A.Use the value of π as approximately 3.14 to calculate the volume of the empty space in Container A to the nearest tenth: 3.14×224≈703.36 cubic feet.
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