Jordan wants to find the volume of a cylindrical water storage tank. When we walks around the tank, staying as close to the tank wall as possible, he travels 82.1 feet. How can he use this information when finding the volume of the tank?

He can say the radius of the base of the tank is approximately 13 feet.

He can say the radius of the base of the tank is approximately 41 feet.

He can say the area of the base of the tank is approximately 82 feet.

He can say the height of the tank is approximately 82 feet.

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Patterson

29 April, 14:04

Jordan wants to find the volume of a cylindrical water storage tank. When we walks around the tank, staying as close to the tank wall as possible, he travels 82.1 feet. How can he use this information when finding the volume of the tank?

He can say the radius of the base of the tank is approximately 13 feet.

He can say the radius of the base of the tank is approximately 41 feet.

He can say the area of the base of the tank is approximately 82 feet.

He can say the height of the tank is approximately 82 feet.

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River Cruz · Answer 1

When we come to think of it, the total distance that Jordan covered after walking around the tank is the circumference of the circular base of the tank. The circumference of a circle is calculated through the equation,

C = 2πr

Substituting the known values,

82.1 ft = 2πr

The value of r in the equation is equal to 13 ft. Thus, the answer is the first choice.