Originally posted by jay_rocks:
diagram shows a vertical cross-section of a cointainer in the form of an inverted cone of height 60cm and base radius 20cm. the circular base is held horizontal and uppermost. water is poured into the container at a constant rate of 40cm³/s.
i) show tt, when depth of water in the container is x cm, the volume of water in the container is piex³/27 cm³
II)find rate of increase of x at the instant when x=2
volume of water in cone = V
radius = r
height = x
V = 1/3 pi r² x
(i) using similar traingles,
r / x = 20 cm / 60 cm
so r / x = 1/3
so r = 1/3 x = x /3
so V = 1/3 pi (x/3)² x
V = 1/3 pi x³/9
V = 1/27 pi x³
(ii) dV/dt = dx/dt * dV/dx
V = 1/27 pi x³
so dV/dx = 3/27 pi x²
so dV/dx = 1/9 pi x²
dV/dt = 40 cm³/s
when x = 2, dV/dx = 1/9 pi (2)²
so dV/dx = 4/9 pi
since dV/dt = dx/dt * dV/dx
so 40 = dx/dt * 4/9 pi
so dx/dt = (40)(9/4 pi)
so dx/dt = 90/pi cm/s


