1955 AMC 12 Problem 36
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36.
A cylindrical oil tank, lying horizontally, has an interior length of feet and an interior diameter of feet. If the rectangular surface of the oil has an area of square feet, the depth of the oil is:
either or
Answer: E
Small Hint:
The oil surface is a rectangle of length , so its width is
Big Hint:
In the circular end, a chord of length lies from the center
Solution:
The rectangular surface has length so its chord width in the circular cross-section is Half the chord is and the radius is so the distance from the center to the chord is A chord of this length can lie either below or above the center. Measured from the bottom of the tank, the corresponding depths are and
Thus, the correct answer is E.
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