the volume of water in a tidal pool is given by the formula
V = 2cos (3pi/x ) where x is the depth of water in the pool.
Find the water at which the depth of the pool will be increasing when the volume in the pool is increasing at the rate of 12 cubic metres per hour and the depth is 1.2 metres.
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To find the depth of water at which the volume in the pool is increasing while the depth is 1.2 meters, we need to determine the value of x from the given information.
First, we need to find the derivative of the volume function with respect to time (t). This will give us the rate at which the volume is changing with time:
dV/dt = d/dt(2cos(3π/x))
To find x, we need to compute the derivative of the volume function and substitute the given values:
dV/dt = -2(3π/x^2)(dx/dt)
Given that dV/dt = 12 cubic meters per hour and dx/dt (the rate at which the depth is changing) is what we need to find, we can rearrange the equation to solve for dx/dt:
12 = -2(3π/x^2)(dx/dt)
To solve for dx/dt, we need to know the value of x. In this case, x = 1.2 meters.
12 = -2(3π/(1.2)^2)(dx/dt)
Now we can rearrange the equation and solve for dx/dt:
(dx/dt) = 12 / (-2(3π/(1.2)^2))
By plugging in the values and evaluating the expression, we can calculate the rate at which the depth is changing:
(dx/dt) = 12 / (-2(3π/(1.2)^2))
(dx/dt) ≈ -6.58 meters per hour
The negative sign indicates that the depth of the pool is decreasing. To find the depth at which the volume is increasing while the depth is 1.2 meters, we need to find the positive value of dx/dt.
Therefore, there is no depth at which the volume is increasing while the depth is 1.2 meters.