SOLUTION: A cylinder is made of solid aluminum which has a unit weight of 165 lbs per cubic foot what is the weight of this cylinder if the diameter is 4 feet and the height is 5 feet.

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Question 173917: A cylinder is made of solid aluminum which has a unit weight of 165 lbs per cubic foot what is the weight of this cylinder if the diameter is 4 feet and the height is 5 feet.
Answer by checkley77(12844)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Base area=pi*r^2
Base=3.14*2^2
Base=3.14*4
Base=12.56 ft^2
Volume= base*height
V=12.56*5
V=62.8 ft^3
1/165=62.5/x
x=165*62.5
x=10,362 lbs. is the weight of the cylinder.

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