SOLUTION: a closed cylindrical tank is 8 feet long and 3 feet in diameter. when lying in a horizontal position, the water is 2 feet deep. if the tank is the vertical position, the depth of w

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Question 1178403: a closed cylindrical tank is 8 feet long and 3 feet in diameter. when lying in a horizontal position, the water is 2 feet deep. if the tank is the vertical position, the depth of water in the tank is?
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Volume =
where:
R is the radius of the cylinder.=36 in
D is the depth.=24 in
L is the length of the cylinder 96in
Plug the values and get the answer
=299.58 gallons
now we know volume , diameter
we can find height/depth

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