A water tank has a square base of area 5 square meters. Initially the tank contains 70 cubic meters. Water leaves the tank, starting at t=0, at the rate of 2 + 4 t cubic meters per hour. Here t is the time in hours. What is the depth of water remaining in the tank after 3 hours

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Answer:

[tex]9.2\ \text{m}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]b[/tex] = Surface area of base = 5 square meters

Volume of water in tank = 70 cubic meters

The rate at which the volume is reducing is

[tex]\dfrac{dV}{dt}=2+4t\\\Rightarrow dV=2+4tdt[/tex]

Integrating from [tex]t=0[/tex] to [tex]t=3[/tex]

[tex]V=\int^3_0(2+4t)dt\\\Rightarrow V=2t+2t^2|_0^3\\\Rightarrow V=2\times 3+2\times 3^2-0\\\Rightarrow V=24[/tex]

Volume of water remaining in the tank is [tex]70-24=46\ \text{m}^3[/tex]

Suface area of base [tex]\times[/tex] depth = Volume

[tex]5\times d=46\\\Rightarrow d=\dfrac{46}{5}\\\Rightarrow d=9.2\ \text{m}[/tex]

The depth of the water remaining in the tank is [tex]9.2\ \text{m}[/tex].