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The Capacity of a Rectangular Tank is 5.2 M3 and the Area of Its Base is 2.6 X 104 Cm2; Find Its Height (Depth).

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The capacity of a rectangular tank is 5.2 m3 and the area of its base is 2.6 x 104 cm2; find its height (depth).

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Capacity of a tank = 5.2 m3

and area of its base = 2.6 x 104 cm2

= `(2.6 xx 10000)/(100 xx 100) = 2.6`m2

⇒ lb = 2.6 m2

and lbh = 5.2 m3

∴ Height (h) = `5.2/2.6 = 2 "m"`

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Chapter 21: Surface Area, Volume and Capacity - Exercise 21 (C) [Page 241]

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Selina Concise Mathematics [English] Class 8 ICSE
Chapter 21 Surface Area, Volume and Capacity
Exercise 21 (C) | Q 5 | Page 241

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