The passenger area of the cabin in a Boeing 757 airplane is approximately a cylinder with a diameter of 12 feet and a length of 118 feet.

(4 points)
Part 1. Volume of the Airplane Cabin

Determine the radius of the airplane cabin.
feet

Determine the area of circular base of the airplane cabin.
square feet (Remember to use 3.14 for pi. Do not round the numbers.)

What is the length of the airplane cabin?
feet

Determine the volume of the airplane cabin.
cubic feet (Do not use commas in your answer or round the numbers.)

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Question 2

The passenger area of the cabin in a Boeing 757 airplane is approximately a cylinder with a diameter of 12 feet and a length of 118 feet.

(2 points)
Part 2. Passenger Space

Look at Part 1. What is the volume of the airplane cabin?
cubic feet (Remember, do not use commas in your answer or round the numbers.)

The maximum number of passengers this airplane can carry is 239.

Determine the unit rate of cubic feet per person in the airplane cabin.
cubic feet per person (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

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1 answer

To solve the problem, we will follow the steps outlined in the questions.

Part 1: Volume of the Airplane Cabin

  1. Determine the radius of the airplane cabin.
    The radius \( r \) is half of the diameter.
    \[ r = \frac{diameter}{2} = \frac{12 \text{ feet}}{2} = 6 \text{ feet} \]

  2. Determine the area of the circular base of the airplane cabin.
    The area \( A \) of a circle is calculated using the formula \( A = \pi r^2 \). Substituting \( r = 6 \) feet and using \( \pi \approx 3.14 \), we get:
    \[ A = 3.14 \times (6)^2 = 3.14 \times 36 = 113.04 \text{ square feet} \]

  3. What is the length of the airplane cabin?
    The length \( h \) is given as 118 feet.

  4. Determine the volume of the airplane cabin.
    The volume \( V \) of a cylinder is calculated using the formula \( V = A \times h \). We previously found \( A = 113.04 \) square feet and \( h = 118 \) feet:
    \[ V = 113.04 \times 118 = 13,357.92 \text{ cubic feet} \]

Part 2: Passenger Space

  1. What is the volume of the airplane cabin?
    The volume from Part 1 is \( 13,357.92 \) cubic feet.

  2. Determine the unit rate of cubic feet per person in the airplane cabin.
    The maximum number of passengers is 239. To find the unit rate, divide the volume by the number of passengers: \[ \text{Unit Rate} = \frac{13,357.92 \text{ cubic feet}}{239 \text{ passengers}} \approx 55.8 \text{ cubic feet per person} \] Rounding to the nearest whole number: \[ \text{Unit Rate} \approx 56 \text{ cubic feet per person} \]

Final Answer Summary

  • Radius of the airplane cabin: 6 feet
  • Area of the circular base: 113.04 square feet
  • Length of the airplane cabin: 118 feet
  • Volume of the airplane cabin: 13,357.92 cubic feet
  • Unit rate of cubic feet per person: 56 cubic feet per person