[Urgent] Need help with physics question

[sk8erboi]

Hello,

I'm unsure if this is the right forum, so i apologize in advance. I'm trying to make sense of this physics question:

A cylindrical tank holds 100,000 L of water. How much water could a tank hold if it had dimensions that were double that of the first tank?

This is not an algebra question, it's a proportionality question. I was wondering if someone could explain how to solve this, or direct me to resources that would help me understand the concepts involved in this question.

Thanks

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Hello,

I'm unsure if this is the right forum, so i apologize in advance. I'm trying to make sense of this physics question:

A cylindrical tank holds 100,000 L of water. How much water could a tank hold if it had dimensions that were double that of the first tank?

This is not an algebra question, it's a proportionality question. I was wondering if someone could explain how to solve this, or direct me to resources that would help me understand the concepts involved in this question.

Thanks

Do you know the equation for volume of a cylinder (circular base) with

height =h

and

diameter = D?

 

[Steven G]

Hello,

I'm unsure if this is the right forum, so i apologize in advance. I'm trying to make sense of this physics question:

A cylindrical tank holds 100,000 L of water. How much water could a tank hold if it had dimensions that were double that of the first tank?

This is not an algebra question, it's a proportionality question. I was wondering if someone could explain how to solve this, or direct me to resources that would help me understand the concepts involved in this question.

Thanks

As Subhotosh Khan has said you need to know the volume of a cylindrical tank. It will be in terms of the radius, r, and the height, h. What will the volume be if we doubled h and r. Can you continue from here?

 

[sk8erboi]

As Subhotosh Khan has said you need to know the volume of a cylindrical tank. It will be in terms of the radius, r, and the height, h. What will the volume be if we doubled h and r. Can you continue from here?

Yep, got it, thank you

If anyone wants to know how i solved it just let me know

 

[Harry_the_cat]

Hello,

I'm unsure if this is the right forum, so i apologize in advance. I'm trying to make sense of this physics question:

A cylindrical tank holds 100,000 L of water. How much water could a tank hold if it had dimensions that were double that of the first tank?

This is not an algebra question, it's a proportionality question. I was wondering if someone could explain how to solve this, or direct me to resources that would help me understand the concepts involved in this question.

Thanks

In a 2D shape, if the dimensions are doubled (x2), then the area will be increased by a factor of 2^2 (ie x4).

In a 3D shape, if the dimensions are doubled (x2), then the volume will be increased by a factor of 2^3 (ie x8).

Can you see why?

 

[mmm4444bot]

… If anyone wants to know how i solved it just let me know

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