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I came across this problem in School. Suppose I have a cup and suppose that the cup is cylinder. I know the total volume of the cup and I fill with some water.



Let $V_c$ be the volume of the cup, $V_w$ the volume of water and $h$ be the distance from the water to the bottom of the cup. I'd like to calculate the total volume of water inside the cup (the cup is not filled).



Here's what I thought: since the volume is proportional to the height I could do a basic cross multiplication, am I correct? Is there a way to write that result using integral?










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  • Volume = Height x cross sectional area. So for circular cylinder $V= pi r^2 h$.
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  • If you want to use the integral, you're essentially integrating over the height of the cup, and the integrand is just the cross section (circle?) which is a constant.
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I came across this problem in School. Suppose I have a cup and suppose that the cup is cylinder. I know the total volume of the cup and I fill with some water.



Let $V_c$ be the volume of the cup, $V_w$ the volume of water and $h$ be the distance from the water to the bottom of the cup. I'd like to calculate the total volume of water inside the cup (the cup is not filled).



Here's what I thought: since the volume is proportional to the height I could do a basic cross multiplication, am I correct? Is there a way to write that result using integral?










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  • Volume = Height x cross sectional area. So for circular cylinder $V= pi r^2 h$.
    – user121049
    Nov 22 at 11:27












  • If you want to use the integral, you're essentially integrating over the height of the cup, and the integrand is just the cross section (circle?) which is a constant.
    – Matti P.
    Nov 22 at 11:27













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I came across this problem in School. Suppose I have a cup and suppose that the cup is cylinder. I know the total volume of the cup and I fill with some water.



Let $V_c$ be the volume of the cup, $V_w$ the volume of water and $h$ be the distance from the water to the bottom of the cup. I'd like to calculate the total volume of water inside the cup (the cup is not filled).



Here's what I thought: since the volume is proportional to the height I could do a basic cross multiplication, am I correct? Is there a way to write that result using integral?










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I came across this problem in School. Suppose I have a cup and suppose that the cup is cylinder. I know the total volume of the cup and I fill with some water.



Let $V_c$ be the volume of the cup, $V_w$ the volume of water and $h$ be the distance from the water to the bottom of the cup. I'd like to calculate the total volume of water inside the cup (the cup is not filled).



Here's what I thought: since the volume is proportional to the height I could do a basic cross multiplication, am I correct? Is there a way to write that result using integral?







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  • Volume = Height x cross sectional area. So for circular cylinder $V= pi r^2 h$.
    – user121049
    Nov 22 at 11:27












  • If you want to use the integral, you're essentially integrating over the height of the cup, and the integrand is just the cross section (circle?) which is a constant.
    – Matti P.
    Nov 22 at 11:27


















  • Volume = Height x cross sectional area. So for circular cylinder $V= pi r^2 h$.
    – user121049
    Nov 22 at 11:27












  • If you want to use the integral, you're essentially integrating over the height of the cup, and the integrand is just the cross section (circle?) which is a constant.
    – Matti P.
    Nov 22 at 11:27
















Volume = Height x cross sectional area. So for circular cylinder $V= pi r^2 h$.
– user121049
Nov 22 at 11:27






Volume = Height x cross sectional area. So for circular cylinder $V= pi r^2 h$.
– user121049
Nov 22 at 11:27














If you want to use the integral, you're essentially integrating over the height of the cup, and the integrand is just the cross section (circle?) which is a constant.
– Matti P.
Nov 22 at 11:27




If you want to use the integral, you're essentially integrating over the height of the cup, and the integrand is just the cross section (circle?) which is a constant.
– Matti P.
Nov 22 at 11:27










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You need to know the height of the cup $-$ call it $H$. Then the answer is simply $V_w=dfrac{h}{H}V_c$.



You don't need to use integration here, because the shape of the cup is so simple. If it had a more complicated shape, you might need calculus.






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    You need to know the height of the cup $-$ call it $H$. Then the answer is simply $V_w=dfrac{h}{H}V_c$.



    You don't need to use integration here, because the shape of the cup is so simple. If it had a more complicated shape, you might need calculus.






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      You need to know the height of the cup $-$ call it $H$. Then the answer is simply $V_w=dfrac{h}{H}V_c$.



      You don't need to use integration here, because the shape of the cup is so simple. If it had a more complicated shape, you might need calculus.






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        You need to know the height of the cup $-$ call it $H$. Then the answer is simply $V_w=dfrac{h}{H}V_c$.



        You don't need to use integration here, because the shape of the cup is so simple. If it had a more complicated shape, you might need calculus.






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        You need to know the height of the cup $-$ call it $H$. Then the answer is simply $V_w=dfrac{h}{H}V_c$.



        You don't need to use integration here, because the shape of the cup is so simple. If it had a more complicated shape, you might need calculus.







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