document.write( "Question 1156126: When sawdust is poured into a pile, it takes the shape of a cone where the proportion of height to base diameter is always the same. The volume of a cone can be found using the formula
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document.write( "V=1/3πr^2h, where r
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document.write( "A particular sawdust pile has a base diameter of 35 feet when the height is 30 feet. Find the volume of this sawdust pile when it is 45 feet high. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #778811 by mananth(16946) You can put this solution on YOUR website! V=1/3πr^2h, where r \n" ); document.write( "is the radius of the base circle, and h \n" ); document.write( "is the height of the cone. \n" ); document.write( "A particular sawdust pile has a base diameter of 35 feet when the height is 30 feet. Find the volume of this sawdust pile when it is 45 feet high. \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "V=1/3πr^2h\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "V=(1/3)*π (17.5)^2 * 30\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " V =9621.12\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "9621.127 = (1/3)*π * r^2 * 45 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "r^2 = 9621.127*3/ ( pi * 45)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "r^2 =204.16 \n" ); document.write( "r= 14.29 ft \n" ); document.write( " |