Hi all,
Here is the problem:
"Farmer John stores grain in a large silo located at the edge of his farm. The cylinder-shaped silo has one flat, rectangular face that rests against the side of his barn. The height of the silo is 30 feet and the face resting against the barn is 10 feet wide. If the barn is approximately 5 feet from the center of the silo, determine the capacity of Farmer John’s silo in cubic feet of grain?"(Walden University).
This is what I did:
1-diameter=10
2-radius=5
3-area=78.5-based on the formula pi(5)^2
4-then I calculated for volume by multipling the area by the height and came up with 2,355 cubic feet.
This seems too high to me? Also, I can't figure out how to calculate for the capacity in cubic feet? I also think this is wrong because I never used the information about the silo being 5 feet from the barn.
Any help is appreciated!!
Thanks
Here is the problem:
"Farmer John stores grain in a large silo located at the edge of his farm. The cylinder-shaped silo has one flat, rectangular face that rests against the side of his barn. The height of the silo is 30 feet and the face resting against the barn is 10 feet wide. If the barn is approximately 5 feet from the center of the silo, determine the capacity of Farmer John’s silo in cubic feet of grain?"(Walden University).
This is what I did:
1-diameter=10
2-radius=5
3-area=78.5-based on the formula pi(5)^2
4-then I calculated for volume by multipling the area by the height and came up with 2,355 cubic feet.
This seems too high to me? Also, I can't figure out how to calculate for the capacity in cubic feet? I also think this is wrong because I never used the information about the silo being 5 feet from the barn.
Any help is appreciated!!
Thanks