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An inverted pyramid is being filled with water at a constant rate of 60 cubic centimeters per second. The pyramid, at the top, has the shape of a square with sides of length 8 cm, and the height is 12 cm.
Find the rate at which the water level is rising when the water level is 8 cm.
Find the rate at which the water level is rising when the water level is 8 cm.
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R_scott
the width (w) of the base is 2/3 of the height (h) ... w = 2 h / 3
the filled volume is ... 1/3 * h * w^2
substituting ... v = 1/3 * h * (2 h / 3)^2 = 4/27 * h^3
differentiating with respect to time ... dv/dt = 4/9 h^2 dh/dt
dh/dt = (9 dv/dt) / (4 h^2) = 9 * 60 / (4 * 8^2) ... cm/sec
the filled volume is ... 1/3 * h * w^2
substituting ... v = 1/3 * h * (2 h / 3)^2 = 4/27 * h^3
differentiating with respect to time ... dv/dt = 4/9 h^2 dh/dt
dh/dt = (9 dv/dt) / (4 h^2) = 9 * 60 / (4 * 8^2) ... cm/sec
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