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If the radius of
the tank is 4 ft, how fast is the surface rising? (0.477 ft/min)
2. Water flows into a vertical cylindrical tank at 12 ft3/min, the surface rises 6 in/min. Find
the radius of the tank. (2.76 ft)
3. A rectangular trough is 10 ft long and 3 ft wide. Find how fast the surface rises, if water
flows in at the rate of 12 ft3/min. (0.4 ft/min)
4. A triangular trough 10 ft long is 4 ft across the top, and 4 ft deep. If water flows in at the
rate of 3 ft3/min, find how fast the surface is rising when the water is 6 in deep. (0.6
ft/min)
5. A triangular trough is 10 ft long, 6 ft wide across the top, and 3 ft deep. If water flows in
at the rate of 12 ft3/min, find how fast the surface is rising when the water is 6 in deep.
(1.2 ft/min)
6. A ladder 20 ft long leans against a vertical wall. If the top slides downward at the rate of
2 ft/sec, find how fast the lower end is moving when it is 16 ft from the wall. (1.5 ft/s)
7. In Problem 6, find the rate of change of the slope of the ladder. (-25/128 per second)
8. A man 6 ft tall walks away from a lamp post 16 ft high at the rate of 5 miles per hour.
How fast does the end of his shadow move? (8 mph)
9. In Problem 08, how fast does the shadow lengthen? (3 mph)