Adkins Young

10/30/2023 · Elementary School

A container in the shape of an inverted cone of radius 3 metres and vertical height 4.5 metres is initially filled with liquid fertiliser. This fertiliser is released through a hole in the bottom of the container at a rate of \( 0.01 \mathrm{~m}^{3} \) per second. At time \( t \) seconds the fertiliser remaining in the container forms an inverted cone of height \( h \) metres. [The volume of a cone is \( V=\frac{1}{3} \pi r^{2} h \).] (i) Show that \( h^{2} \frac{\mathrm{~d} h}{\mathrm{~d} t}=-\frac{9}{400 \pi} \). (ii) Express \( h \) in terms of \( t \). (iii) Find the time it takes to empty the container, giving your answer to the nearest minute.