Question

A cylinder shaped above ground pool is 4.5 feet deep. If the diameter is 17ft, determine the capacity of the swimming ppl in cubic feet.

Answer 1

The volume of a cylinder is given by:

$V=h\pi r^2$

where h is the height and r is the radius. In this case the height is 4.5 ft and since the diameter is 16 ft, this means that the radius is 8 ft. Plugging this values into the equation above we have:

$\begin{gathered} V=(4.5)(\pi)(8) \\ V=36\pi \end{gathered}$

Therefore the capacity of the swiming pool is:

$36\pi$

cubic feet.