Question

a grain silo has a cylindrical shape. it's radius is 9ft and it's height is 52 ft. what is the volume of the silo

Answer 1

Given: A grain silo in cylindrical shape with the dimension below:

$\begin{gathered} radius=r=9ft \\ height=h=52ft \end{gathered}$

To Determine: The volume of silo

The volume of a cylinder can be calculated by the formula below:

$V_{\text{CYLINDER}}=\pi r^2h$

Substitute the given dimension into the formula

$\begin{gathered} V_{\text{CYLINDER}}=\frac{22}{7}\times9^2\times52 \\ V_{\text{CYLINDER}}=\frac{92664}{7} \\ V_{\text{CYLINDER}}=13237.71ft^3 \end{gathered}$

Hence, the volume of the silo is 13,237.71ft³