3-2-79 conical pile
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When we start on this problem, let's go to the home key and
let's make sure that our settings are correct.
So #5 document settings number two, we want to be in degree
mode, and we are.
I'm going to make it the default.
I'm going to start a new document.
I'm not going to save the old one, and I'm going to add a
calculator.
So when we look at this problem, it talks about having this cone
and having things fall and the cone getting bigger.
It gives us this equation that Theta equal cotangent inverse of
r / H when certain granular materials are stored in a pile
17 feet high.
So we know our height the 17 and we know that our diameter is 25
if our diameter is 25.
Remember diameter is really just to radius.
So if I know my diameter is 25 I can get my radius is 25 / 2
which is 12.5.
Looking at this triangle Now I can realize I can find this
Theta value because tangent Theta is going to be 17 / 12.5
or Theta is just going to be tangent inverse of 17 / 12.5.
So if we go to our calculator and we go to our tangent inverse
of 17 / 12.5, I'm going to do control and enter to get an
approximate.
So 53.67 approximately, which is what it has here.
When we round to two decimal places then it says what's the
base diameter of a pile that's 15 feet high.
So now we have a height, the 15 and we need the R.
We know the Theta because the Theta is going to be the same as
what we found previously.
So now we can say cotangent Theta is adjacent over
hypotenuse and I put the adjacent on top because that was
the unknown I'm solving for.
So then if I cross multiply, I get my 15 times cotangent Theta
equaling R.
Now remember R is half of the diameter, so we need 2R S to be
the full diameter.
So I just multiplied each side by two.
So this is going to tell me my diameter is 30 cotangent Theta.
So when I go back to my calculator, I'm going to type in
30 and we can type in cotangent.
Actually, let's just do that cot on our calculator COT.
If I put a parenthesis, I can then go up and just grab that
angle by hitting enter and then control enter again to get my
answer of 22.06.
So 22.06, that was Part B Part C says what's the height of pile
whose base diameter is 114 feet.
So if the diameter is 114 feet, half the diameter is 57.
We're wanting to find the height.
So we need opposite over adjacent and we want the
opposite on top because that's our unknown.
So tangent Theta is H / 57.
I just cross multiplying it 57 tangent Theta equaling H So if I
go into my calculator 57 tangent and I can grow up and up and up
to grab that Theta, I just arrow up and control enter to get
77.52.