document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=390853>Question 390853</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A gardener has a cylindrical planter that has a diameter of 16 inches and is 2 feet deep.  What is the approximate number of cubic feet of potting soil that he will need to fill the planter? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #277205 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=277205\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The volume of a cylinder is the height (depth in this case) times the area of the base.   The base is a circle so the area is given by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \pi r^2\">.  The trick to this problem is to determine the value of the radius in feet given the diameter in inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The radius is half of the diameter, so 8 inches, but this is equal to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{8}{12}\ =\ \frac{2}{3}\"> foot.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your calculation is then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ V\ =\ \left(2\right)\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^2\pi\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And you get to do your own arithmetic.  You will have to guess what your textbook or instructor means by \"approximate\" and round your answer appropriately.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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