Thread: Rate of change in water level?

The link to the problem is here (ImageShack - Hosting :: calcquestionsq3.jpg)


I ended up getting 0.0015 ft³/min. Is that right?

Originally Posted by AntiSandman

The link to the problem is here (ImageShack - Hosting :: calcquestionsq3.jpg)


I ended up getting 0.0015 ft³/min. Is that right?

There is insufficient information in the diagram. There is no way of knowing the slope at the deep end.

Wouldn't the slope be 1 since 6/6 is 1?

Originally Posted by SuperTyphoon

Wouldn't the slope be 1 since 6/6 is 1?

Well you should not rely on the diagram for information which is not explicitly indicated, and if we do in this case that is not what the diagram shows.

CB