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document.write( "a)Find the curved surface area of a closed cylinder petrol storage tank that is 4.2m in diameter and 4.5m in height.
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document.write( "b)How much steel was used if 1/12 (one twelfth) of the steel was wasted in making the tank.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #560495 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a)Find the curved surface area of a closed cylinder petrol storage tank that is 4.2m in diameter and 4.5m in height. \n" ); document.write( "The curved surface area is the circumference of the tank times the height \n" ); document.write( "A = \n" ); document.write( "A = 59.376 sq/m \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "b)How much steel was used if 1/12 (one twelfth) of the steel was wasted in making the tank. \n" ); document.write( "The amt of steel to make the tank is the curved surface area plus the bottom and top. \n" ); document.write( "A = \n" ); document.write( "A = 170.2 sq/m of steel in the tank \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "1/12 or .08333 was wasted, therefore 11/12 or .9166 of the total steel = 170.2 \n" ); document.write( ".91666t = 170.2 \n" ); document.write( "t = 170.2/.916666 \n" ); document.write( "t = 185.7 sq/m of steel used to make the tank \n" ); document.write( " |