by William Elliot <marsh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 18, 2008 at 09:52 PM
On Sun, 18 May 2008, Jerry Beeler wrote:
> A cylindrical pipe has a radius of 100 inches and a length of 30 feet.
>
> The pipe was run under a road, but, due to an error it had to be removed
> and dropped 18 inches below it's original position.
>
Yicks. You still have your job?
> What is the volume of the void that is left from the original position?
>
The volume of the pipe is
V = pi.r^2 L
where pi is the reknown constant, r is the radius and L the lenght.
> Note: This void has to be filled with $200/square yard material so I
have
> to be accurate.
>
No wonder you put the pipe in the wrong place.
You cannot fill a volume of cubic feet
with an area of square yards.
That's like asking if you can fill a paper box with a sheet of paper.
So unless you can correctly pose the problem,
consider turning in your resignation.
