Question

the top of the farm silo is a hemisphere with a radius of 9ft. the bottom of the silo is a cylinder with a height of 35ft. how many cubic feet of grain can the solo hold? use 3.14 for pi and round your answer to the nearest cubic foot.​

Answer 1

To find the total volume of the silo, we need to add the volume of the hemisphere on top to the volume of the cylinder at the bottom.

The volume of a hemisphere is given by:

V_hemi = (2/3)πr^3

where r is the radius of the hemisphere.

Substituting r = 9ft, we get:

V_hemi = (2/3)π(9ft)^3

= 1521π ft^3

The volume of a cylinder is given by:

V_cyl = πr^2h

where r is the radius of the cylinder and h is its height.

Substituting r = 9ft and h = 35ft, we get:

V_cyl = π(9ft)^2(35ft)

= 2673π ft^3

Therefore, the total volume of the silo is:

V_silo = V_hemi + V_cyl

= 1521π + 2673π

= 4194π ft^3

≈ 13160 ft^3

Rounding to the nearest cubic foot, the silo can hold approximately 13160 cubic feet of grain.