Sand falls from a conveyor belt at a rate of 30 m3m3/min onto the top of a conical pile. The height of the pile is always 3535 of the base diameter. Answer the following. a.) How fast is the height changing when the pile is 2 m high?

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Explanation:

As the given data is as follows.

         h = [tex]\frac{3}{5}d[/tex]

            = [tex]\frac{3}{5} \times (2r)[/tex]

Also, we know that r = [tex]\frac{4}{3}h[/tex]

and       Volume (V) = [tex]\frac{1}{3} \pir^{2}h[/tex]

                         = [tex]\frac{1}{3} \pi (\frac{4}{3}h)^{2} h[/tex]

                         = [tex]\frac{16}{27} \pi h^{3}[/tex]

And,  [tex]\frac{dV}{dt} = \frac{3 \times 16}{27} \pi h^{2} \frac{dh}{dt}[/tex]

         [tex]\frac{dV}{dt} = \frac{16}{9} \pi h^{2} \frac{dh}{dt}[/tex]

Putting the given values into the above formula as follows.

       [tex]\frac{dV}{dt} = \frac{16}{9} \pi h^{2} \frac{dh}{dt}[/tex]

       [tex]30 m^{3}/min = \frac{16}{9} \pi (2)^{2} \frac{dh}{dt}[/tex]    

          [tex]\frac{dh}{dt} = 1.343 m/min

or,                        = 134.3 cm/min     (as 1 m = 100 cm)

thus, we can conclude that the height changing at 134.3 cm/min when the pile is 2 m high.