Edexcel C34 2019 January — Question 10

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC34 (Core Mathematics 3 & 4)
Year2019
SessionJanuary
TopicDifferential equations

10. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{ae871952-f525-44e6-8bac-09308aa1964f-38_570_671_310_680} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} Diagram not drawn to scale Figure 3 shows a container in the shape of an inverted right circular cone which contains some water. The cone has an internal radius of 3 m and a vertical height of 5 m as shown in Figure 3. At time \(t\) seconds,the height of the water is \(h\) metres,the volume of the water is \(V \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 }\) and water is leaking from a hole in the bottom of the container at a constant rate of \(0.02 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\)
[The volume of a cone of radius \(r\) and height \(h\) is \(\frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 2 } h\) .]
  1. Show that,while the water is leaking, $$h ^ { 2 } \frac { \mathrm {~d} h } { \mathrm {~d} t } = - \frac { 1 } { \mathrm { k } \pi }$$ where \(k\) is a constant to be found. Given that the container is initially full of water,
  2. express \(h\) in terms of \(t\) .
  3. Find the time taken for the container to empty,giving your answer to the nearest minute.