OCR C4 — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
TopicDifferential equations

7. At time \(t = 0\), a tank of height 2 metres is completely filled with water. Water then leaks from a hole in the side of the tank such that the depth of water in the tank, \(y\) metres, after \(t\) hours satisfies the differential equation $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} t } = - k \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.2 t }$$ where \(k\) is a positive constant,
  1. Find an expression for \(y\) in terms of \(k\) and \(t\). Given that two hours after being filled the depth of water in the tank is 1.6 metres,
  2. find the value of \(k\) to 4 significant figures. Given also that the hole in the tank is \(h \mathrm {~cm}\) above the base of the tank,
  3. show that \(h = 79\) to 2 significant figures.