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A rectangular piece of sheet metal with an area of 800 in^2 is to be bent into a cylindrical length of stovepipe having a volume of 400 in^3. What are the dimensions of the s
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A rectangular piece of sheet metal with an area of 800 in^2 is to be bent into a cylindrical length of stovepipe having a volume of 400 in^3. What are the dimensions of the sheet metal?
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A rectangular piece of sheet metal with an area of 800 in^2 is to be bent
into a cylindrical length of stovepipe having a volume of 400 in^3.
What are the dimensions of the sheet metal?
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Label the rectangular piece of metal as follows:
;
Let h = the length, (will be the length of the pipe)
Let c = the width, (will be the circumference of the pipe
:
The area of the metal
h * c = 800
h =
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Find the radius from the circumference
2*pi*r = c
r =
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The volume:
pi*r^2*h = 400
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Substitute (c/2pi) for r, and (800/c) for h
pi*** = 400
cancel out a pi and a c
**800 = 400
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*800 = 400
Cancel the 4 into 800
= 400
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200c = 400*pi
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divide 200 into both sides
c = 2*pi
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c = 6.283 is the circumference of the pipe
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Find the height
h =
h =
h = 127.33" is the height of the pipe
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The dimensions of the metal: 127.33" by 6.283"
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Check solution by finding the volume with these value
Find r
r =
r =
r = 1"
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V = pi*1^2*127.33
V = 400.0 cu/in
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