Edexcel Paper 1 2024 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 1 (Paper 1)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicDifferential equations

7. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 2 Figure 2 shows a cylindrical tank of height 1.5 m .
Initially the tank is full of water.
The water starts to leak from a small hole, at a point \(L\), in the side of the tank.
While the tank is leaking, the depth, \(H\) metres, of the water in the tank is modelled by the differential equation $$\frac { \mathrm { d } H } { \mathrm {~d} t } = - 0.12 \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.2 t }$$ where \(t\) hours is the time after the leak starts.
Using the model,
  1. show that $$H = A \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.2 t } + B$$ where \(A\) and \(B\) are constants to be found,
  2. find the time taken for the depth of the water to decrease to 1.2 m . Give your answer in hours and minutes, to the nearest minute. In the long term, the water level in the tank falls to the same height as the hole.
  3. Find, according to the model, the height of the hole from the bottom of the tank.