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The manufacturer uses mild steel (density: 7800 kg/m3). if they want their 15 kg cylindrical plate to have a thickness of 5 cm, what approximate diameter must the plate have?

Respuesta :

We use mass, volume and density relation as,

[tex]m = V \times \rho[/tex]

Here, m is mass , V  is volume and [tex]\rho[/tex] is density.

Also,

[tex]m = \pi r^2 t \times \rho[/tex]

Here, [tex]V = \pi r^2 t[/tex] and t is thickness.

Given  [tex]m = 15 kg[/tex], [tex]t = 5 cm = 5 \times 10^{-2} \ m[/tex] and[tex]\rho = 7800 \ kg/m^3[/tex].

Therefore, from above formula

[tex]15 \ kg = 3.14 \times r^2 \times 5 \times 10^{-2} m  \times 7800 \ kg/m^3 \\\\ r =  \sqrt{\frac{15 kg}{3.14 \times 5 \times 10^{-2} m \times 7800 \ kg/m^3 } }  0.11 m[/tex].

Thus, diameter of the plate,

[tex]= 2 r = 2\times 0.11 m = 0.22 m[/tex]