can someone help me with how to work out this word problem?

Discussion in 'Personal Homework Help' started by Mendy, Aug 9, 2017.

  1. Mendy

    Mendy New Member

    Consider a paper cone, pointing down, with the height 6 cm and the radius 3 cm; there is currently 9/4 (pie) cubic cm of water in the cone, and the cone is leaking at a rate of 2 cubic centimeters of water per second. How fast is the water level changing, in cm per second?
     

  2. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    Have you tried the rate of change formula?
     

  3. Mendy

    Mendy New Member

    Could you please post said formula?
     

  4. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    V = 1/3(pi)r^2h
    You want dv/dt. Here is an example:
     

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