document.write( "Question 702539: I am trying to find the radius of a propane tank, with the shape of a cylinder with hemishperes on the ends.
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document.write( "Total volume is 791.28 cu ft and
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document.write( "Cylinder part length of the tank is 10 ft.\r
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document.write( "I started with:\r
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document.write( "pi*r^2*h + pi*r^3*4/3 = V
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document.write( "pi/3 * (3r^2*10 + 4r^3) = 791.28
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document.write( "30r^2 + 4r^3 = 791.28*3/pi
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document.write( "r^2 * (30+4r) = 756 (using pi=3.14)
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document.write( "I am stuck at how to solve for \"r\"\r
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document.write( "thanks in advance,
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