A cylindrical water tank has a radius of 2.5 m and a height of 4.8 m. Calculate the volume of water, in cubic metres, that the tank can hold when filled to 85% of its capacity. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
General Mathematics ยท Unit 1 ยท Shape and measurement ยท Mensuration
Calculate volumes, ๐, and capacities of standard three-dimensional objects in practical situations, including rectangular prisms, cylinders, pyramids, cones, spheres and composites. ๏ง prism: ๐ = ๐ดโ where ๐ด is base area and โ is perpendicular height ๏ง cylinder: ๐ = ๐๐2 โ where ๐ is radius and โ is perpendicular height ๏ง pyramid: ๐ = 1 3 ๐ดโ where ๐ด is base area and โ is perpendicular height ๏ง cone: ๐ = 1 3 ๐๐2 โ where ๐ is radius and โ is perpendicular height ๏ง sphere: ๐ = 4 3 ๐๐3 where ๐ is radius
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A grain silo consists of a cylindrical body with a conical roof and a conical hopper base. The table shows the dimensions for three different silo designs. A farmer needs to store 480 cubic metres of wheat and wants to choose the silo design with the smallest total external surface area to minimise painting costs. Calculate the total volume and the total external surface area of each silo design to determine which design the farmer should choose.
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