A propane tank has the shape of a circular cylinder with a hemisphere at each end. The cylinder is 6 feet long and volume of the tank is 5pie cubic feet. Find, to the nearest thousandth of a foot the length of the radius x.
with radius x,
v = (pi * x^2 * h) + (4/3 * pi * x^3)
5pi = (pi*x^2*6) + (4/3 pi * x^3)
4/3 x^3 + 6x^2 - 5 = 0
4x^3 + 18x^2 - 15 = 0
x = 0.838
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To find the length of the radius, we need to use the formula for the volume of a cylinder with hemispherical ends. The formula is:
Volume = (1/2 * π * r^2 * h) + (2/3 * π * r^3)
Given that the volume of the tank is 5π cubic feet and the length of the cylinder is 6 feet, we can set up the equation:
5π = (1/2 * π * r^2 * 6) + (2/3 * π * r^3)
Simplifying, we get:
5 = r^2 * 6 + (2/3) * r^3
To find the length of the radius, we need to solve this equation. One way to solve it is by using numerical methods or a graphing calculator. However, in this case, we can try different values for the radius and check which one gives a volume close to 5.
Let's try using a radius of 1 foot:
Volume = (1/2 * π * 1^2 * 6) + (2/3 * π * 1^3)
= (1/2 * 3.14 * 1 * 6) + (2/3 * 3.14 * 1)
= 9.42 cubic feet
This value is higher than 5, so let's try a smaller radius. Let's try 0.5 feet:
Volume = (1/2 * π * 0.5^2 * 6) + (2/3 * π * 0.5^3)
= (1/2 * 3.14 * 0.25 * 6) + (2/3 * 3.14 * 0.125)
= 1.885 + 0.261
= 2.146 cubic feet
This value is lower than 5, so we can conclude that the radius lies between 0.5 and 1 feet. We can continue this process of trying different values within this range to find a more accurate value for the radius, or we can use numerical methods or a graphing calculator to solve the equation.
To find the length of the radius of the propane tank, we need to solve for it using the given information.
The volume of the tank is given as 5π cubic feet, which is the sum of the volume of the cylinder and twice the volume of the hemispheres.
Let's start by finding the volume of the cylinder. The formula for the volume of a cylinder is V = πr^2h, where V is the volume, r is the radius, and h is the height.
Given:
Volume of the tank = 5π
Height of the cylinder = 6 feet
We can substitute these values into the formula to get:
5π = πr^2 * 6
Now, we can solve for r:
r^2 * 6 = 5
Divide both sides by 6:
r^2 = 5/6
To isolate r, we take the square root of both sides:
r = √(5/6)
Now we can calculate the value of r (√(5/6)) to the nearest thousandth of a foot using a calculator:
r ≈ 0.801 feet (rounded to three decimal places)
Therefore, the length of the radius (x) to the nearest thousandth of a foot is approximately 0.801 feet.