035 Review Problem - Amount of concrete in a caisson
Problem 35
In the foundation work of the Woolworth Building, a 55-story building in New York City, it was necessary, in order to reach the bedrock, to penetrate the sand and quicksand to a depth, in some instances, of 131 ft. If the largest circular caisson, 19 ft. in diameter, was 130 ft. deep and was filled with concrete to within 30 ft, of the surface, how many cubic yards of concrete were required?
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033 Review Problem - Finding which one is the better bargain
Problem 33
Disregarding quality, and considering oranges as spheres, determine which is the better bargain, oranges 2-3/4 in. in diameter at 15 cents per dozen, or oranges averaging 3-1/2 in. in diameter at 30 cents per dozen.
032 Review Problem - How many cups of coffee a coffee pot can hold?
Problem 32
A coffee pot is 5 in. deep, 4-1/2 in. in diameter at the top, and 5-3/4 in. in diameter at the bottom. How many cups of coffee will it hold if 6 cups equal 1 quart? Answer to the nearest whole number.
Area inside a circle but outside three other externally tangent circles
Problem 11
Three identical circles of radius 30 cm are tangent to each other externally. A fourth circle of the same radius was drawn so that its center is coincidence with the center of the space bounded by the three tangent circles. Find the area of the region inside the fourth circle but outside the first three circles. It is the shaded region shown in the figure below.
02 - Time to dissipate 90% of certain radioactive substance
Problem 02
A certain radioactive substance has a half-life of 38 hour. Find how long it takes for 90% of the radioactivity to be dissipated.
01 - Find how long would it take for half amount af radium to decompose
Problem 01
Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the quantity of radium present. Suppose it is found that in 25 years approximately 1.1% of certain quantity of radium has decomposed. Determine how long (in years) it will take for one-half of the original amount of radium to decompose.
Simple Chemical Conversion
From the results of chemical experimentation of substance converted into another substance, it was found that the rate of change of unconverted substance is proportional to the amount of unconverted substance.
If x is the amount of unconverted substance, then
with a condition that x = xo when t = 0.
$\dfrac{dx}{dt} = -kx$
$\dfrac{dx}{x} = -k \, dt$
$\ln x = -kt + \ln C$
$\ln x = \ln e^{-kt} + \ln C$
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01 - Thermometer reading after 6 minutes of being outside
Problem 01
A thermometer which has been at the reading of 70°F inside a house is placed outside where the air temperature is 10°F. Three minutes later it is found that the thermometer reading is 25°F. Find the thermometer reading after 6 minutes.




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