document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=280029>Question 280029</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The density of the wood of a pine tree is 35 lbs/ft3. the tree is 72 feet high and the diameter is 3 feet.  ten percent of the weight of the tree is contained in the branches and foliage.  if the trunk of the tree is a right circular cylinder, estimate the weigh of the tree above the ground. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The volume of a cylinder is given by pi*r^2*h   where r = radus and height = h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "volume = 3.14*1.5*1.5*72=508.68\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "mass = volume * density\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "508.68*35=17803.8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10% is branches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "90% is tree trunk 90%*17803.8 =16023.42 lbs  </SPAN>\n" );
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