To calculate the diameter of a water storage tank, we can use the formula for the volume of a cylinder:
Volume = π * r^2 * h
Where: - Volume is the capacity of the tank (6 cubic meters) - π is a mathematical constant approximately equal to 3.14159 - r is the radius of the tank (which is half of the diameter) - h is the height of the tank (2.4 meters)
Rearranging the formula, we can solve for the radius:
r^2 = Volume / (π * h)
r^2 = 6 / (3.14159 * 2.4) r^2 ≈ 0.79577
Taking the square root of both sides, we find:
r ≈ √0.79577 r ≈ 0.892 meters
Finally, we can calculate the diameter by multiplying the radius by 2: