Flow Rate Problem

Calculus Level 3

Water is poured into a conical tank at the rate of 2.15 cubic meters per minute. The tank is 8 meters in diameter across the top and 10 meters high. How fast the water level rising (in m/min), when the water stands 3.5 meters deep to four decimal places.


The answer is 0.3492.

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2 solutions

Emmanuel David
Oct 31, 2017

I don't know if my solution is right or I just luckily arrived at the correct answer. hahahahahaha

V = 1 3 π r 2 h V = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h

r = 4 10 h r = \frac{4}{10} h or 2 5 h \frac{2}{5} h

V = 1 3 π ( 2 5 h ) 2 h V = \frac{1}{3} \pi (\frac{2}{5} h)^2 h

V = 4 75 π h 3 V = \frac{4}{75} \pi h^3

d V d t = 2.15 \frac{dV}{dt} = 2.15

V = 2.15 t V = 2.15t

2.15 t = 4 75 π h 3 2.15t = \frac{4}{75} \pi h^3

h = ( 161.25 4 π t ) 1 3 h = (\frac{161.25}{4\pi} t)^\frac{1}{3}

d h d t = 161.25 4 π 3 ( ( 161.25 4 π t ) 2 ) 3 \frac{dh}{dt} = \frac{\frac{161.25}{4\pi}}{3 \sqrt[3]{((\frac{161.25}{4\pi} t)^2)} }

t = 4 π 161.25 h 3 t = \frac{4\pi}{161.25} h^3

d h d t = 161.25 4 π 3 ( ( 161.25 4 π ( 4 π 161.25 h 3 ) ) 2 ) 3 \frac{dh}{dt} = \frac{\frac{161.25}{4\pi}}{3 \sqrt[3]{((\frac{161.25}{4\pi} (\frac{4\pi}{161.25} h^3))^2)} }

d h d t = 161.25 12 π h 2 \frac{dh}{dt} = \frac{161.25}{12\pi h^2}

161.25 12 π ( 3. 5 2 ) = 0.349166457... 0.3492 \frac{161.25}{12\pi (3.5^2)} = 0.349166457... \approx \boxed{0.3492}

your solution is correct

thanks

Aziz Alasha - 3 years, 7 months ago

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Good to know hahahahaha, I don't know much about applying Calculus to real-life problems, so I'm not quite sure if I'm setting up correct equations. Actually, at first, I thought dt/dh was the one being asked. hahahahaha

Emmanuel David - 3 years, 7 months ago

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thanks Mr. manuel

you are good in calculus

after all every one has to start the journey and at the end of the day you will reach your destination and get a good answer.

thanks.

Aziz Alasha - 3 years, 7 months ago

The volume of water in the conical tank is given by:

V = π r 2 h 3 Note that r h = 4 10 r = 0.4 h = 0.16 π h 3 3 d V d t = 0.16 π h 2 d h d t Note that d V d t = 2.15 d h d t = 2.15 0.16 π h 2 d h d t h = 3.5 = 2.15 0.16 π 3. 5 2 0.3492 \begin{aligned} V & = \frac {\pi r^2 h}3 & \small \color{#3D99F6} \text{Note that } \frac rh = \frac 4{10} \implies r = 0.4h \\ & = \frac {0.16\pi h^3}3 \\ \color{#3D99F6}\frac {dV}{dt} & = 0.16\pi h^2 \cdot \frac {dh}{dt} & \small \color{#3D99F6} \text{Note that } \frac {dV}{dt} = 2.15 \\ \implies \frac {dh}{dt} & = \frac {\color{#3D99F6}2.15}{0.16\pi h^2} \\ \frac {dh}{dt}\bigg|_{h=3.5} & = \frac {2.15}{0.16\pi \cdot 3.5^2} \\ & \approx \boxed {0.3492} \end{aligned}

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