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Chapter 3, Problem 29E

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A draining hemispherical reservoir Water is flowing at the rate of 6 m3/min from a reservoir shaped like a hemispherical bowl of radius 13 m, shown here in profile. Answer the following questions, given that the volume of water in a hemispherical bowl of radius R is V = (?/3)y2(3R - y) when the water is y meters deep. a. At what rate is the water level changing when the water is 8 m deep? b. What is the radius r of the water’s surface when the water is y m deep? c. At what rate is the radius r changing when the water is 8 m deep?

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QUESTION:

A draining hemispherical reservoir Water is flowing at the rate of 6 m3/min from a reservoir shaped like a hemispherical bowl of radius 13 m, shown here in profile. Answer the following questions, given that the volume of water in a hemispherical bowl of radius R is V = (?/3)y2(3R - y) when the water is y meters deep. a. At what rate is the water level changing when the water is 8 m deep? b. What is the radius r of the water’s surface when the water is y m deep? c. At what rate is the radius r changing when the water is 8 m deep?

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Solution Step 1 of 5 In this question, we have to find out (a) rate of change of water level y. (b) the radius as a function of water level y. (c) rate of change of radius when the water level is y = 8m.

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