Water is leaking out of an inverted conical tank at a rate of 14000.0 cubic centimeters per min at the same time that water is being pumped into the tank at a constant rate. The tank has height 8 meters and the diameter at the top is 6.5 meters. If the water level is rising at a rate of 17 centimeters per minute when the height of the water is 2 meters, find the rate at which water is being pumped into the tank in cubic centimeters per minute.
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Draw a side-view diagram. If the water is at depth y, then the surface of the water has radius 325/800 y. Thus the volume is
v = 1/3 pi (325/800 y)^2 y = 0.1729 y^3
dv/dt = 0.5187 y^2 dy/dt
Now just plug in your numbers. If water is being pumped in at c cm^3/min, then
c-14000 = 0.5187 * 200^2 * 17
c = 366716 cm^3/min
To solve this problem, we can use related rates. We need to find the rate at which water is being pumped into the tank.
Let's denote the rate at which water is being pumped into the tank as V (cubic centimeters per minute).
Given:
- The rate at which water is leaking out of the tank is 14000.0 cubic centimeters per minute.
- The height of the tank is 8 meters.
- The diameter at the top is 6.5 meters.
- The rate at which the water level is rising is 17 centimeters per minute when the height of the water is 2 meters.
To find the relationship between the height of the tank and the rate at which the water level is rising, we need to consider the geometry of the tank.
The tank has an inverted conical shape. The volume of a cone is given by the formula V = (1/3) * π * r^2 * h, where r is the radius and h is the height.
We're given the height of the tank, but we need to find r (the radius). Since the diameter at the top is 6.5 meters, the radius is half of that, which is 6.5/2 = 3.25 meters.
Now we can find the volume of the tank when the height of the water is 2 meters using the formula: V = (1/3) * π * r^2 * h.
V = (1/3) * π * (3.25)^2 * 2 = 10.7698 meters^3.
Since 1 meter^3 is equal to 1000000 cubic centimeters, the volume of the tank when the height of the water is 2 meters is 10.7698 * 1000000 = 10769800 cubic centimeters.
Now we can find the rate at which the water level is rising when the height of the water is 2 meters. Since the height is increasing at a rate of 17 centimeters per minute, the volume of the water is also increasing at a rate of 17 cubic centimeters per minute.
Now let's consider the overall change in volume of the water in the tank. The change in volume is due to two factors:
1. The rate at which water is being pumped into the tank (V).
2. The rate at which water is leaking out of the tank (14000.0 cubic centimeters per minute).
Since the water level is rising, the change in volume of the water is positive. So we can write the equation as follows:
Rate of change of volume = Rate at which water is pumped into the tank - Rate at which water is leaking out of the tank.
Simplifying the equation, we get:
17 = V - 14000.0
Now we can solve for V:
V = 17 + 14000.0
V = 14017 cubic centimeters per minute.
Therefore, the rate at which water is being pumped into the tank is 14017 cubic centimeters per minute.
To solve this problem, we can use related rates.
Let's denote the height of the water in the tank as "h" (measured from the vertex of the inverted cone). We are given that the height is increasing at a rate of 17 centimeters per minute when the height is 2 meters.
We are also given the following information:
- The tank has a height of 8 meters.
- The diameter at the top of the tank is 6.5 meters.
To find the rate at which water is being pumped into the tank, we need to find the rate at which the volume of water in the tank is increasing.
The volume of a cone can be calculated using the formula: V = (1/3)πr^2h, where r is the radius of the base and h is the height of the cone.
Since the top of the tank has a diameter of 6.5 meters, the radius (r) is half of that, which is 3.25 meters.
Now, let's find an expression for the rate at which the volume of water in the tank is increasing.
dV/dt = (1/3)π(3.25^2)dh/dt
We already know the value of dh/dt (the rate at which the water level is rising) when h = 2 meters is given as 17 centimeters per minute.
So, substituting the given values, we have:
dV/dt = (1/3)π(3.25^2)(17 cm/min)
Now, let's convert the units into cubic centimeters as the given leak rate is in cubic centimeters per minute.
1 meter = 100 centimeters. Therefore, 1 meter^3 = 1,000,000 cm^3.
So, the conversion factor is 1 meter^3 = 1,000,000 cm^3. To convert the leak rate to cm^3/min, we multiply it by this conversion factor:
14000 cm^3/min * 1 meter^3/1,000,000 cm^3 = 0.014 m^3/min
Now, let's calculate dV/dt:
dV/dt = (1/3)π(3.25^2)(17 cm/min) = 2.3651 m^3/min * 0.014 m^3/min = 0.033 cm^3/min
Therefore, the rate at which water is being pumped into the tank is 0.033 cubic centimeters per minute.