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Example 4-Steel Plate
Weight = L x W x H x Unit weight
= ___________
Example 5-Steel Pipe
Circumference
= π d
= 3.14 x ___________
Area
= Circumference x Length
___________
Weight
= Area x thickness x unit weight
___________
Hint: Think of this as a flat sheet of
steel rolled into a tube