In order to calculate the volume of a cylindrical tank, you'll need more information than just the height and the width. The width you've mentioned is a bit ambiguous because in the context of a cylinder, we typically refer to its diameter rather than its width. The diameter would be the distance across the widest part of the circle, from one side to the other passing through the center.
Assuming that by width you mean the diameter of the cylinder, you would use the following formula to calculate the volume of the cylinder:
Volume = π × r^2 × h
where:
- π (pi) is a mathematical constant approximately equal to 3.14159,
- r is the radius of the cylinder (half of the diameter), and
- h is the height of the cylinder.
Given the width (diameter) of 6 feet, the radius r would be half of that:
r = width / 2 = 6 ft / 2 = 3 ft
Now, you can plug this value into the formula along with the height h of 8 feet:
Volume = π × (3 ft)^2 × 8 ft
Volume = π × 9 ft^2 × 8 ft
Volume = 72Ï€ ft^3
Using the value for π (3.14159), you would calculate the volume as:
Volume ≈ 3.14159 × 72 ft^3
Volume ≈ 226.1952 ft^3
Therefore, the volume of the gas tank is approximately 226.2 cubic feet.