Question

A new company uses cylindrical gas tanks to deliver propane gas. As their orders increase, they switch to new gas tanks with triple the height and triple the radius of the original tanks. What will be the effect of the scaled dimensions on the volume of the tanks?

Answer 1

Answer: The volume of the new tanks will be 27 times the volume of the original tanks.

Explanation:

Volume of a Cylinder: pi x radius^2 x height

H1 = 3h

R1 = 3r

new volume=pi x (3r)^2 x 3h

= 27x pi x r^2 x h

V1 = 27 units cubed

So the volume of the new tank will be 27 times the volume of the original tanks.