Question 129
HardOriginal questionWater is poured at a steady 2 m³/min into a tank shaped like a cone, held vertex down. The tank is 10 m deep and the radius of its top is 5 m. When the water is m deep, its surface is a circle of radius m.
How fast is the water level rising at the moment the tank holds m³ of water?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
First the depth: gives , so .
, so m/min.
Worth noting
m/min uses , as if .
- Concept
- A rate of change through a related quantity
- Typical timeTypical
- 150 s
- Your timeYours
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