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To find: A Shell station stores its gasoline in underground tanks that are right circular cylinders lying on their sides. See the illustration. The volume of gasoline in the tank (in gallons) is given by the formula,
where is the height of the gasoline (in inches) as measured on a depth stick.
a. If inches, how many gallons of gasoline are in the tank?
To find: A Shell station stores its gasoline in underground tanks that are right circular cylinders lying on their sides. See the illustration. The volume of gasoline in the tank (in gallons) is given by the formula,
where is the height of the gasoline (in inches) as measured on a depth stick.
b. If inches, how many gallons of gasoline are in the tank?
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