ENGRTOMBA2018 wrote:
reto wrote:
iamschnaider wrote:
A tank is filled with gasoline to a depth of exactly 2 feet. The tank is a cylinder resting horizontally on its side, with its circular ends oriented vertically. The inside of the tank is exactly 6 feet long. What is the volume of gasoline in the tank?
(1) The inside of the tank is exactly 4 feet in diameter.
(2) The top surface of the gasoline forms a rectangle that has an area of 24 square feet.
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OG 2016 (question 86 DS)
I get why 1 works, but the main qualm I have about 2 is how we can be sure that the 4 feet resulting from the square is a diameter of the circle ie. how we know that it fills the tank exactly up to halfway.
Could someone draw this for Statement 2? I don't get it...
, see the attached picture.
The trick with statement 2 is that H = 0 when you calculate the value of H from the 2 equations:
\(H^2 + 2^2 = R^2\)
and
R = 2+H , you get H =0
This means that the depth of the gasoline in the cylinder = radius of the cylinder.
Thus, it is sufficient to answer the question.
FYI, we need to know about the radius as without the depth of gasoline = radius of the cylinder, it will be difficult to calculate the volume of the gasoline in the tank.
Hope this helps.
Hi
Bunuel VeritasPrepKarishma My way of thinking is if liquid level is below the centre of the circle then the H= (r-2) ;(Radius from the centre of the circle less 2 feet ) then the equation becomes
(r-2)^2 +2^2 = r^2
and if the liquid is filled till above the centre of the circle then H=(2-r), equation becomes
(2-r)^2+2^2 = r^2.
Though using either of the equation i am getting r=2
Plz correct if i am going wrong somewhere with my understanding. Thanks
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