Blanchard City's water tower is cylindrical in shape and has a height of 40 feet and a radius of 18 feet. What is the exact volume of water the tank can hold?

Volume of water that can be held by the tank is the same as volume of cylinder.

v cylinder = π * r² * h

From the question we know that,

h = 40 ft

r = 18 ft

Plug the numbers to the formula

v cylinder = π * r² * h

v cylinder = 3.14 * 18² * 40

v cylinder = 3.14 * 12,960

v cylinder = 40,694.4

The volume of water is 40,694.4 ft³