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A hollow tilted cylindrical vessel of negligible mass rests on a horizontal plane as known. The diameter of the base is a and the side of the cylinder makes an angle $\theta$ with the horizontal. Water is then slowly poured into the cylinder. The cylinder topples over when the water reaches a certain height $h$, given by.

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$h=a \tan \theta$

$\tan \theta=\frac{\frac{\mathrm{h}}{2}}{\mathrm{a} / 2}$
$\mathrm{~h}=\mathrm{a} \tan \theta$
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