A well with 10 m inside diameter is dug 8.4 m deep. Earth taken out of it is spread all around it to a width of 7.5 m to form an embankment. Find the height of the embankment.
Radius of well
Depth of well h = 8.4 m
Clearly,
Volume of earth dugout
$=\pi(5)^{2} \times 8.4$
$=\pi \times 25 \times 8.4$
$=\frac{22 \times 25 \times 8.4}{7} \mathrm{~m}^{3}$
Let h' be the height of embankment
Clearly,
Embankment forms a cylindrical shell whose inner and outer radius are 5 m and 12.5 m respectively.
Volume of the embankment
$=\pi\left\{(12.5)^{2}-(5)^{2}\right\} \times h^{\prime}$
$=\pi \times 17.5 \times 7.5 \times h^{\prime} \mathrm{m}^{3}$
But, volume of earth dugout = volume of the embankment
$h=\frac{25 \times 8.4}{17.5 \times 7.5}$
$h^{\prime}=1.6 \mathrm{~m}$