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A well of diameter 3 m is dug up to 14 m deep. The earth taken out of it has been spread evenly all around it to a width of 4 m to form an embankment. Find the height of the embankment.



Answer -

Given,

Diameter of the well =3 m

So, the radius of thewell = 3/2 m = 1.5 m

Depth of the well (h)= 14 m

Width of theembankment (thickness) = 4 m

So, the radius of theouter surface of the embankment = (4 + 1.5) m = 5.5 m

Let the height of theembankment be taken as h m

We know that theembankment is a hollow cylinder

Volume of theembankment = ╧А (R2┬атАУ r2) ├Ч h

= ╧А (5.52┬атАУ1.52) ├Чh┬а┬а┬а┬а┬а┬а┬а┬а┬а┬а┬а тАж.. (i)

Volume of earth dugout = ╧А ├Ч r2┬а├Ч h

= ╧А ├Ч 22┬а├Ч14┬а┬а┬а тАж.. (ii)

On equating both (i)and (ii) we get,

╧А (5.52┬атАУ1.52) ├Ч h┬а= ╧А ├Ч (3/2)2┬а├Ч 14

(30.25 тАУ 2.25) x h = 9x 14/ 4

h = 9 x 14/ (4 x 28)

h = 9/8 m

Therefore, the heightof the embankment is 9/8 m

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