A modern water tower is modeled as a solid of revolution. Its exterior radius is \(f(x)=\sqrt{4.5x}\) for \(0\le x\le60\), and its interior radius is \(g(x)=\sqrt{4.2(x-0.8)}\) for \(0.8\le x\le60\). The profiles shown are rotated about the x-axis, and all measurements are in meters.
a) State the tower's total height.
b) Find the difference between the zeros of \(f\) and \(g\), and interpret it in context.
c) Evaluate \(f(60)-g(60)\). What structural measurement does it represent?
d) Find the tower's gross enclosed volume.
e) Find the volume of material used for the walls and base.

Hints
- Read axial dimensions from x-values and radial dimensions from function values.
- The delayed start of the interior profile creates the solid base.
- Find material volume by subtracting the interior volume from the exterior volume.
Solution
1. The exterior extends from \(x=0\) to \(x=60\), so the tower's height is \(60\,\text{m}\).
2. The zeros are \(0\) and \(0.8\), so their difference is \(0.8\,\text{m}\). This is the axial thickness of the base.
3. At the top, \(f(60)-g(60)=\sqrt{270}-\sqrt{248.64}\approx0.66\,\text{m}\), the wall thickness there.
4. The gross volume is \(V_{\text{out}}=\pi\int_0^{60}4.5x\,\mathrm{d}x=8100\pi\approx25{,}446.90\,\text{m}^3\).
5. The interior volume is \(V_{\text{in}}=\pi\int_{0.8}^{60}4.2(x-0.8)\,\mathrm{d}x=7359.744\pi\,\text{m}^3\).
6. Therefore, the material volume is \(V_{\text{out}}-V_{\text{in}}=740.256\pi\approx2325.58\,\text{m}^3\).
Answer
a) \(60\,\text{m}\)
b) \(0.8\,\text{m}\); the base thickness
c) Approximately \(0.66\,\text{m}\); the wall thickness at the top
d) \(8100\pi\,\text{m}^3\approx25{,}446.90\,\text{m}^3\)
e) \(740.256\pi\,\text{m}^3\approx2325.58\,\text{m}^3\)