nekita
Jan 19, 2011, 05:38 PM
A water tank has the shape of an inverted circular cone with a base radius 2 m and a height 4 m. If the water is being pumped into the tank at rate 2m^3/min , find the rate at which the water level is rising 3m.
help please =/?
Unknown008
Jan 19, 2011, 11:25 PM
The volume of the cone is given by:
V = \frac13 \pi r^2 h
Also, from the height and radius, you know that:
\frac{h}{r} = \frac42
What you know are:
\frac{dV}{dt} = 2
You are requested to give:
\frac{dh}{dt}
Use the chain rule:
\frac{dV}{dt} = \frac{dV}{dh} \times \frac{dh}{dt}
Hence, find V in terms of h, find the derivative of the volume of cone formula, replace in the equation with h = 3 m.
What do you get? :)