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A pillar from an ancient city was found buried in the ground. It had a cross sectional shape like that shown in the figure. If the area of the cross section is eighteen and four hundredths square meters, and the pillar was twenty and five tenths meters tall, what was the total volume of stone contained by the pillar??

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Answer:To calculate the total volume of stone contained by the pillar, we need to multiply the area of the cross section by the height of the pillar.

Given that the area of the cross section is eighteen and four hundredths square meters (18.04 m²) and the height of the pillar is twenty and five tenths meters (20.5 m), we can proceed with the calculation.

The formula to find the volume of a cylinder, which can be used to represent the pillar, is:

Volume = Area of Cross Section × Height

Substituting the given values into the formula, we have:

Volume = 18.04 m² × 20.5 m

Calculating this multiplication, we find:

Volume = 369.82 cubic meters

Therefore, the total volume of stone contained by the pillar is 369.82 cubic meters.

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