SOLUTION: Water is dripping slowly through the bottom of a small conical cup that is 4 cm across and 6 cm deep. The cup loses half a cubic centimetre of water each minute. How fast is the

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Question 613427: Water is dripping slowly through the bottom of a small
conical cup that is 4 cm across and 6 cm deep. The cup loses half a cubic centimetre of water each
minute. How fast is the water level dropping at the moment when the water is 3 cm deep? Give
your answer both in exact form and to four decimal places.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Water is dripping slowly through the bottom of a small
conical cup that is 4 cm across and 6 cm deep. The cup loses half a cubic centimetre of water each
minute. How fast is the water level dropping at the moment when the water is 3 cm deep?
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r = 2, h = 6
r = h/3
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@ h = 3:
cm/min

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