SOLUTION: rain which falls onto a flat rectangular surface of length 6 m and width 4 m is collected in a cylinder of internal radius 20 cm. What is the depth of water in the cylinder after a

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Question 402742: rain which falls onto a flat rectangular surface of length 6 m and width 4 m is collected in a cylinder of internal radius 20 cm. What is the depth of water in the cylinder after a storm in which 1 cm of rain fell?
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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
rain which falls onto a flat rectangular surface of length 6 m and width 4 m is collected in a cylinder of internal radius 20 cm. What is the depth of water in the cylinder after a storm in which 1 cm of rain fell?
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The volume of rain = 600 cm * 400 cm * 1 cm = 240000 cc
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Vol of cylinder =

h =~ 190.99 cm

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