A cylindrical rain barrel has inside diameter \(80\,\text{cm}\) and total height \(1.20\,\text{m}\).
a) Find its maximum capacity in liters, rounded to the nearest tenth of a liter.
b) After a storm, the water is \(45\,\text{cm}\) deep. How many liters of water are in the barrel? Round to the nearest tenth of a liter.
c) The water from part b is poured into an empty cylindrical container with radius \(30\,\text{cm}\). How deep is the water in the second container?
Hints
- Convert the diameter to a radius before using the cylinder formula.
- Recall the relationship between cubic meters and liters.
- Does the water volume change when it is poured into another container?
- How does a smaller base area affect the depth for the same volume?
Solution
1. The first barrel has radius \(0.40\,\text{m}\). Its maximum volume is \(\pi(0.40)^2(1.20)\approx0.60319\,\text{m}^3\approx603.2\,\text{L}\).
2. At a depth of \(0.45\,\text{m}\), the water volume is \(\pi(0.40)^2(0.45)\approx0.22619\,\text{m}^3\approx226.2\,\text{L}\).
3. The water volume is unchanged when it is poured into the second container. With radius \(0.30\,\text{m}\), \(h=\frac{\pi(0.40)^2(0.45)}{\pi(0.30)^2}=0.80\,\text{m}=80\,\text{cm}\).
Answer
a) \(603.2\,\text{L}\)
b) \(226.2\,\text{L}\)
c) \(80\,\text{cm}\)