OCR MEI C3 2006 January — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2006
SessionJanuary
TopicNon-constant acceleration

4 Fig. 4 shows a cone. The angle between the axis and the slant edge is \(30 ^ { \circ }\). Water is poured into the cone at a constant rate of \(2 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\) per second. At time \(t\) seconds, the radius of the water surface is \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) and the volume of water in the cone is \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\). \begin{figure}[h]
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  1. Write down the value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } V } { \mathrm {~d} t }\).
  2. Show that \(V = \frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 3 }\), and find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } V } { \mathrm {~d} r }\).
    [0pt] [You may assume that the volume of a cone of height \(h\) and radius \(r\) is \(\frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 2 } h\).]
  3. Use the results of parts (i) and (ii) to find the value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } r } { \mathrm {~d} t }\) when \(r = 2\).