document.write( "Question 1208651: A shell station stores it's gasoline in underground tanks that are right circular cylinders lying on their sides. The volume V of gasoline in the tank (in gallons) is given by the formula \r \n" );
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document.write( "V = (40h^2)(sqrt{(96/h) - 0.607}, where h is the height of the gasoline (in inches) as measured on a depth stick. \r \n" );
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document.write( "A. Can h be isolated for this formula? \r \n" );
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document.write( "B. If h = 1 inch, how many gallons of gasoline are in the tank?\r \n" );
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document.write( "Let me see.\r \n" );
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document.write( "I say part A is not possible. There’s no general algebraic formula to solve for h directly. You say?\r \n" );
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document.write( "For part B, I simply let h = 1 in the formula and evaluate for V.\r \n" );
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document.write( "You say? \r \n" );
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