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# When a cylindrical tank is filled with water at a rate of 22

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When a cylindrical tank is filled with water at a rate of 22 cubic meters per hour, the level of water in the tank rises at a rate of 0.7 meters per hour. Which of the following best approximates the radius of the tank in meters?

A. √10/2
B. √10
C. 4
D. 5
E. 10

Had lots of trouble with this. i know the answer now but do not understand WHY... an elementary explanation is much appreciated.

Originally posted by Monyberumen on 23 Sep 2013, 06:45.
Last edited by Bunuel on 23 Sep 2013, 06:58, edited 1 time in total.
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23 Sep 2013, 07:04
Monyberumen wrote:
When a cylindrical tank is filled with water at a rate of 22 cubic meters per hour, the level of water in the tank rises at a rate of 0.7 meters per hour. Which of the following best approximates the radius of the tank in meters?

A. √10/2
B. √10
C. 4
D. 5
E. 10

Had lots of trouble with this. i know the answer now but do not understand WHY... an elementary explanation is much appreciated.

We are basically told that a cylinder with a height of 0.7 (7/10) meters has the volume of 22 cubic meters.

$$volume_{cylinder}=\pi{r^2}h=22$$ --> $$\pi{\approx{\frac{22}{7}}}$$ --> $$\frac{22}{7}*r^2*\frac{7}{10}=22$$ --> $$r=\sqrt{10}$$.

Hope it's clear.

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14 Jan 2015, 15:11
Hmmm, why is 0.7 the height..? Shouldn't 0.7 be multiplied with an unknown, as we don't know how many times the water will rise by 0.7?
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14 Jan 2015, 15:13
Also, with the same logic, why is the capacity 22?

Is it perhaps that since we are not told about how long this rate will be filling in the tank, we can assume that with these numbers it will be totally full?
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14 Jan 2015, 17:29
Hi pacifist85,

Imagine if we took a big cylinder and broke it into small "sections"; we'd just have a bunch of smaller cylinders that all had the same radius.

Here, we're given information about what happens in 1 HOUR: 22 cubic meters of water enter and the water level rises 0.7 meters.

From this data, the easiest thing to do is say that we have a "section" that is 0.7 meters high; in 1 hour that section will be FILLED by 22 cubic meters of water.

Next, we need the formula for Volume of a Cylinder:

V = pi(R^2)(H)

We have the Volume (22 cubic meters) and the Height (0.7 meters)...

22 = pi(R^2)(0.7)

At this point, the "math" would get pretty ugly, BUT the answer choices (and a little estimation) provide us with a way to avoid a lot of the math...

22 = 2.2(R^2)
10 = R^2
\sqrt{10} = R

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19 Jun 2015, 08:40
use the units to solve.

22 (m^3/hr) / .7 (m/hr) = (slighty over) ~30 m^2 = pi x r^2 * surface area of the rising water AND area of the cylinder

r= sqrt(~30/pi) = sqrt ( 10) * assume slighty over 3 is pi and use the above area equation to solve for approximate value of radius.
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28 May 2017, 11:34
Monyberumen wrote:
When a cylindrical tank is filled with water at a rate of 22 cubic meters per hour, the level of water in the tank rises at a rate of 0.7 meters per hour. Which of the following best approximates the radius of the tank in meters?

A. √10/2
B. √10
C. 4
D. 5
E. 10

Had lots of trouble with this. i know the answer now but do not understand WHY... an elementary explanation is much appreciated.

We can simply inspect the tube after one hour to determine the radius since the radius of the tube won't change over time. We know that the amount of water in the tube is equal to 22, so we can set it equal to the formula for the volume of a cylidner (piR^2H). Since the height rises by 0.7m/hr, we can set the height of the tube equal to its height after an hour.

22 = pi*r^2*H
22 = pi*r^2(7/10)
10 = r^2
\sqrt{10} = r
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19 Apr 2018, 14:35
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Monyberumen wrote:
When a cylindrical tank is filled with water at a rate of 22 cubic meters per hour, the level of water in the tank rises at a rate of 0.7 meters per hour. Which of the following best approximates the radius of the tank in meters?

A. √10/2
B. √10
C. 4
D. 5
E. 10

Let's examine what occurs in a 1-hour period

The volume of water increases by 22 cubic meters.
The height of the water increases by 0.7 meters.

So, we need to find the radius of a 0.7 meter high cylinder that has a volume of 22 cubic meters.

IMPORTANT: notice that (pi)(0.7) = approximately 2.2

So, we get: 22 ≈ (2.2)(radius²)
Divide both sides by 2.2: 10 ≈ radius²

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