Edexcel C34 2016 June — Question 13

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC34 (Core Mathematics 3 & 4)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicFirst order differential equations (integrating factor)

13. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 4 shows a hemispherical bowl containing some water.
At \(t\) seconds, the height of the water is \(h \mathrm {~cm}\) and the volume of the water is \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\), where $$V = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi h ^ { 2 } ( 30 - h ) , \quad 0 < h \leqslant 10$$ The water is leaking from a hole in the bottom of the bowl. Given that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } V } { \mathrm {~d} t } = - \frac { 1 } { 10 } V\)
  1. show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } h } { \mathrm {~d} t } = - \frac { h ( 30 - h ) } { 30 ( 20 - h ) }\)
  2. Write \(\frac { 30 ( 20 - h ) } { h ( 30 - h ) }\) in partial fraction form. Given that \(h = 10\) when \(t = 0\),
  3. use your answers to parts (a) and (b) to find the time taken for the height of the water to fall to 5 cm . Give your answer in seconds to 2 decimal places.