Thread: Cylindrical tank- not sure if pre-calc or algebra

A Cylindrical tank 4 ft in diameter fills with water at the rate of 10 ft/s. Express the depth of the water in the tank as a function of the time t in seconds.Assume the tank is empty at time t=0.

Originally Posted by mikewezyk

A Cylindrical tank 4 ft in diameter fills with water at the rate of 10 ft/s. Express the depth of the water in the tank as a function of the time t in seconds.Assume the tank is empty at time t=0.

The volume of a cylindar is



The amount of water in the tank is



Combining these gives