document.write( "Question 1128300: Situated in the northeastern portion of Oriental Mindoro, Naujan Lake is a freshwater
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document.write( "lake that has a surface area of 82 km2
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document.write( ". During October 2018, the lake evaporation was
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document.write( "measured to be 90 mm. Tigbao, Malbog, Maambog, and Cusay Creeks flow into the lake.
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document.write( "During the same month, the total inflow to the lake from these creeks was 35.90 m3
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document.write( "the same time, the lake has only one outlet, Butas River, which has a total outflow of 40.2
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document.write( "/s from the lake. Also, for the same month, a water level increase of 100 mm for the
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document.write( "lake was observed. Using the water balance equation, what was the precipitation (in mm)
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document.write( "during that month?
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document.write( "Please help me with this my teacher gave this hw without discussing to us about it i tried to search for the formula but i dont know which is the correct one if possible can anyone assist me with this quesion? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #744774 by KMST(5328)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I do not know of a formula, \n" ); document.write( "and different teachers may use different formulas. \n" ); document.write( "I believe formulas are for computers, \n" ); document.write( "who cannot think for themselves. \n" ); document.write( "Humans should be able to reason their way to their own formulas. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "We know that \n" ); document.write( "water entered the lake \n" ); document.write( "X) from rain, and \n" ); document.write( "A) from the creeks flowing into the lake, and \n" ); document.write( "water exited the lake \n" ); document.write( "B) through evaporation, and \n" ); document.write( "C) through the Butas River. \n" ); document.write( "That caused \n" ); document.write( "D) an increase in the amount of water in the lake. \n" ); document.write( "We can figure that \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "(water entering - water leaving = water increase in the lake). \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "It would make sense to express all those amounts of water in cubic meters. \n" ); document.write( "That would take some calculations, because \n" ); document.write( "the water entering and exiting through creeks and river is measured in cubic meters per second, \n" ); document.write( "while the precipitation and evaporation are given in mm, apparently as total for the whole month. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The surface of the lake in square meters is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The level of the lake rose by \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The water increase in the lake, in cubic meters can be estimated as \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The evaporation from the lake, in cubic meters can be estimated as \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The amounts of water coming in from the creeks and leaving through the Butas River are given in cubic meters per second, \n" ); document.write( "and we have to calculate for a 31-day month with 24-hour days, and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The total inflow in cubic meters can be calculated as \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The total outflow in cubic meters can be calculated as \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Expressed all in cubic meters, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "That volume of water, expressed as precipitation falling over the \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |