calculus help: water flows at a rate of 2 cubic feet per minute into a vessel in the form of an inverted right circular cone of altitude 2ft and radius of base 1ft at what rate is the surface rising when the vessel is 1/8 filled

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anonymous · Answer

what's volume for a cone?

anonymous · Answer

not said

anonymous · Answer

not said in the problem statement.  it's a fact you should be able to reference.

anonymous · Answer

the teacher only gave me this info. Many kids solved it but i dont understand how to though

anonymous · Answer

Its Easy! And I am 12 years old!

anonymous · Answer

step 1 is finding the formula for the volume of a cone.

anonymous · Answer

great can you please explain it

anonymous · Answer

You use the formula to work of the cone first = 1/3pi*r^2*h

anonymous · Answer

then?

anonymous · Answer

Volume of cone = 2.093  I am onto the next part

anonymous · Answer

how did you get that. plugging the values in right. you havent take derivatives.

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whats the next step?

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soooo confused...help?

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/popcorn

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flutter off if you dont speak calc

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radar...help?

radar · Answer

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