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A conical pit of top diameter 3.5 m is 12 m deep. What is its capacity in kilolitres?

We have,


Radius of conical pit =


Depth of pit 'h' = 12 m


Volume =


= * * 1.75 * 1.75 * 12


= 38.5 m3


Since, 1 m3 = 1 kiloliter


 Capacity of the pit = (38.5 × 1)


= 38.5 kilolitres

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