SOLUTION: what must be the dimensions of a steel cylinder in feet if it is to contain 2,020 gallons of water (7.48 gal=1 cubic feet) and it is required to have a height that is equal to its

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V = 2020/7.48 ft^3 = 270.05 ft^3 = pi*r^2h}}}

height that is equal to its diameter or h = 2r

 

    270.05/(2·3.14) = r^3

           3.5ft = r and h = 7ft