1 liter is equal to 1 cubic decimeter and 1 liter of water weighs 1 kilogram. What is the weight of water contained in a cylindrical container with radius equal to 50 centimeters and height equal to 1 meter?
volume of cylinder=Ï€r2h
50centimeter
1m=100cm
volume=Ï€(50)2100=250000Ï€cm3
cubic decimeter=10 centimeters × 10 centimeters × 10 centimeters=1000cm3
1000cm3=1litre
1cm3=1/1000litre
250000Ï€cm3=250000Ï€/1000=250Ï€litre
1litre=1kg
250Ï€ litre=250Ï€ kg