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Grade 11Mechanics

A cylindrical storage tank is initially filled with aviation gasoline. The tank is then drained through a valve on the bottom. See Fig. (a) As the gasoline is withdrawn, describe qualitatively the motion of the center of mass of the tank and its remaining contents. (b) What is the depth x to which the tank is filled when the center of mass of the tank and its remaining contents reaches its lowest point? Express your answer in terms of H, the height of the tank; M, its mass; and Ill, the mass of gasoline it can hold.
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11 Years agoGrade 11
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This is a quadratic equation with solution,
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