SOLUTION: Each element of a circular conical pile of sand is 6 ft. high is inclined 40 degrees to the horizontal. How many cubic meters of sand does the pile contain?

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Question 1186879: Each element of a circular conical pile of sand is 6 ft. high is inclined 40 degrees to the horizontal. How many cubic meters of sand does the pile contain?
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Each element of a circular conical pile of sand is 6 ft. high is inclined 40 degrees to the horizontal. How many cubic meters of sand does the pile contain?
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IDK what you mean by "each element."
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Vol+=+pi%2Ar%5E2%2Ah%2F3
tan(40) = 6/r
r = 6/tan(40) feet
Convert to cu meters