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A hemispherical tank is filled with water and has a diameter of 19 feet. If water

weighs 62.4 pounds per cubic foot, what is the total weight of the water in a full tank,
to the nearest pound?

User Litz
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2 Answers

4 votes

We know that the volume of a sphere is:

V

=

4

3

π

r

3

where

r

=

10

2

=

5

ft

is the radius;

we need half of this, so we use:

V

2

=

2

3

π

r

3

=

261.8

ft

3

giving a total weight of water of:

W

=

261.8

62.4

=

16

,

336

pounds

User Vijay Hardaha
by
5.5k points
5 votes

Answer:

=112051 lbs

Explanation:

User Michael McFadyen
by
5.9k points