Answer:
9442 lb
Step-by-step explanation:
First find the volume of the tank. This being a sphere, the volume is V =(4/3)π·r³. Here the diameter is 17 ft, so the radius, r, is half that: 8.5 ft.
Then the volume of the sphere is V = (4/3)π·(8.5 ft)³, and half that (the volume of the hemisphere) is (2/3)π·72.25 ft³.
Water weighs 62.4 lb/ft³. To find the weight of the water in the full tank, multiply the tank volume by this weight density 62.4 lb/ft³:
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(2/3)π·72.25 ft³ · 62.4 lb/ft³ ≈ 9442 lb
