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Posted by Justin Boucher on March 21, 2005, 11:04 am
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Remember when we used to complain about our math saying, "When am I ever
going to need to use that?".
Well, now you have a perfect example.
=)
> Geez...
> I learned this stuff in like grade 8....like bugger if i could remember
> that...10 years ago!
> >I would use the area of a circle times the depth of the pool to get the
> > volume in meters. Then convert the meters to gallons or litres (which
> > ever
> > you prefer)
> >
> > Area of a circle = pi * Radius ^2
> >
> > Based on the radius you provided I calculate a volume of roughly 871,000
> > cubic centimeters.
> > 152cm^2*pi*12cm=871000.28
> > If memory serves me right, 1 ml of water occupies 1cm^3 of space.
> > Therefore, you have 871,000 ml of water which seems to be about 871
> > litres.
> > This is obviously based on a straight up and down wall, flat bottom and
> > perfectly round pool, but it will give you a really good idea of how
much
> > water you're dealing with.
> >
> > Justin
> >
> >>
> >> Hello!
> >> Im a bit confused by the formulas on the web on how to calculate the
> > volume
> >> of a round kids pool....here are some of the formulas with the answers
> > that
> >> i have
> >>
> >> Diameter x Diameter x Average Depth x 780 = Total Litres (216L)
> >>
> >> (? x Radius2 x Depth) x 1000 litres= total litres (572L)
> >>
> >> A you can see I got 2 completely different numbers!!!
> >>
> >> The pool is 1.52m in radius and .12m (12cm) in depth...
> >>
> >> Can anyone help me here???
> >> Cheers
> >> --
> >> See my beautiful fish at:
> >> http://www.petfish.net/gallery/Squeek
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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> Hello!
> Im a bit confused by the formulas on the web on how to calculate the