Problema Solution

a pile of sand in in the shape of a cone with a diameter that is 5 times the height. express the volume of sand as a function of the radius

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let


r be the radius of the cone

d = 2r is the diameter

h = the height of the cone


the diameter is 5 times the height


d = 5*h


2r = 5*h


h = 2r/5


the formula for the volume of the cone V = (the area of the cones base b)*(the height of the cone)/3


V = (1/3)*b*h


b = r^2*pi - the area of the base (circle with radius r)


V = (1/3)*r^2*pi*2*r*(1/5)


V = (2/15)*r^3*pi


V(r) = (2/15)*r^3*pi is the volume of the sad as a function of the radius r.