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What is the volume of the following composite figure? Round to the nearest tenth3 cm10 cm15 cm

What is the volume of the following composite figure? Round to the nearest tenth3 cm-example-1
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The figure is composed of a rectangular prism and half of a cylinder. The height of the rectangular prism is 10 cm, its width is twice the radius of the cylinder, that is, 6 cm, and its length is 15 cm. The height of the cylinder is also 10 cm.

The volume of the rectangular prism is:


\begin{gathered} V=w\cdot h\cdot l \\ V=6\cdot10\cdot15 \\ V=900\operatorname{cm}^3 \end{gathered}

The volume of half of a cylinder is:


\begin{gathered} V=\pi r^2\cdot h\cdot(1)/(2) \\ V=\pi\cdot3^2\cdot10\cdot(1)/(2) \\ V=141.4\operatorname{cm}^3 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the volume of the composite figure is: 900 + 141.4 = 1041.4 cm³

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