document.write( "Question 1130066: A conical tank (with vertex down) is 10 feet across the top and 12 feet deep. Water is flowing into the tank at a rate of 20 cubic feet per minute. Find the rate of change of the depth of the water when the water is 4 feet deep. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #746713 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10\" feet across the top => \"d=10ft\" => \"r=5ft\"
\n" ); document.write( "and \"12+\"feet deep=> \"h=12ft\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Water is flowing into the tank at a rate of \"dV%2Fdt=20+ft%5E3%2Fmin\"
\n" ); document.write( "the water is \"4\" feet deep=> \"h%5B1%5D=4ft\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find: \"dh%2Fdt\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%2Fh=5%2F12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12r=5h\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r=5h%2F12\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"V=%281%2F3%29pi%2Ar%5E2%2Ah\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"V=%281%2F3%29pi%2A%285h%2F12%29%5E2%2Ah\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"V=%281%2F3%29pi%2A%2825h%5E2%2F144%29%2Ah\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"V=%281%2F3%29pi%2A%2825%2F144%29h%5E3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"dV%2Fdt=%281%2F3%29pi%2A%2825%2F144%29%2A3h%5E2%28dh%2Fdt%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"dV%2Fdt=%281%2Fcross%283%29%29pi%2A%2825%2F144%29%2Across%283%29h%5E2%28dh%2Fdt%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"dV%2Fdt=pi%2A%2825%2F144%29%2Ah%5E2%28dh%2Fdt%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"dV%2Fdt=%2825%2Ah%5E2%2Api%29%2F144%28dh%2Fdt%29\"..........multiply by recip.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28dh%2Fdt%29=144%2F%2825%2Ah%5E2%2Api%29%28dV%2Fdt%29\"..........since \"h=4\", and \"dV%2Fdt=20+\" we have\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28dh%2Fdt%29=144%2F%2825%2A4%5E2%2Api%29%2820%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28dh%2Fdt%29=9%2F%285%2Api%29%284%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28dh%2Fdt%29=36%2F%285%2Api%29+%28ft%2Fmin%29\"\r
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