document.write( "Question 348648: A farmer's silo is the shape of a cylinder with a hemisphere as the roof. If the height of the silo is 78 feet and the radius of the hemisphere is r feet, express the volume of the silo as a function of r. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #249600 by nyc_function(2741) You can put this solution on YOUR website! The silo is composed of a cylinder and a hemisphere.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The total volume of the silo = vol. of cylinder + vol. of hemisphere\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The volume of a cylinder is given by pi*r^(2)*H where r is the radius of the cylinder and H is the height of the cylinder.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For the silo's cylinder r = r and H = 78 - r. Hence its volume = pi r^(2)*(78 - r)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The volume of a sphere of radius r is (4/3)pi*r^(3). Hence the volume of a hemisphere is (2/3)pi*r^(3).\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hence the volume of the silo = pi r^(2) (78 - r) + (2/3)pi*r^(3)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= pi*r^(2) [ 78 - r/3] \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |