SOLUTION: A swimming pool holds 600 cubic meters of water. It can be drained at the rate of 9 minutes faster than it can be filled. If it takes half an hour to fill it than to drain it, find
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Question 241501: A swimming pool holds 600 cubic meters of water. It can be drained at the rate of 9 minutes faster than it can be filled. If it takes half an hour to fill it than to drain it, find the drainage rate.
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A swimming pool holds 600 cubic meters of water.
It can be drained at the rate of 9 minutes faster than it can be filled.
If it takes half an hour to fill it than to drain it, find the drainage rate.
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I couldn't make any sense of this problems until I add "gal/min" so it reads:
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A swimming pool holds 600 cubic meters of water.
It can be drained at the rate of 9 gal/min faster than it can be filled.
If it takes a half an hour more to fill it than to drain it, find the drainage rate.
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Let r = rate in gal/min to drain it
then
(r-9) = rate in gal/min to fill it
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Fill time - drain time = half-hour
- = 30 min
Multiply equation by r(r-9), results
600r - 600(r-9) = 30r(r-9)
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600r - 600r + 5400 = 30r^2 - 270r
Arrange as quadratic equation
30r^2 - 270r - 5400 = 0
Simplify, divide by 30
r^2 - 9r - 180 = 0
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Use the quadratic formula to find r: a=1; b=-9; c= -180
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The positive solution
r = 18.651 gal/min to drain it
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Check solution
- =
62.17 - 32.17 = 30 minutes
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