Question

When 3 liters of oil are removed from an upright cylindrical can, the level falls by 10cm. Find the radius of the can

Answer 1

Answer:

9.8 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Volume of a cylinder can be gotten with this formula

V=πr2h

h = height of the oil.

We were told that 3 litres of oil was removed, then, there is a falling in the level of oil by 10 cm, hence the height of the oil is now

h° =( h) - (0.1)

Then the new volume can be calculated as

V°= V - (3×10^-3)

But

volume= (π r2h°)

Then substitute we have

πr2h - 0.003 = π r2 (h-0.1)

If we open the bracket we have

0.003 = (πr2 ×0.1)

πr2=0.003/0.1

Then r=√ (0.03/0.1π)

=9.8 cm

Note that 1L = 10-3 m3