document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=893993>Question 893993</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A water tank has the shape of a cone with the vertex down. The tank is 10 m high and has a base radius of 3 m. When the water in the tank is 5 m deep, what is the area of the surface of the water at that instant? (Hint: make a sketch and set up similar triangles.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #541688 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=541688\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This really works better with a picture.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Top diameter for the tank is 3 m, and distance top to bottom of the tank is 10 m.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of diameter to height, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2Fh=3%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2Fh=3%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  This is using d for DIAMETER and h for HEIGHT or DEPTH.  You can recognize similar triangles if this helps.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you want the surface area of the top of the liquid when the filled depth is 5 m, then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=h%283%2F10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=h%283%2F10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=5%283%2F10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=5%283%2F10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Know that half of diameter is radius; so the radius at that depth is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=d%2F2=3%2F2%2F2=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=d%2F2=3%2F2%2F2=3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now to get the value for this surface area of the liquid at the top of this depth, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28pi%2A%283%2F4%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28pi%2A%283%2F4%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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