A trough is 12 feet long and 3 feet across the top. Its end are isolates triangles with altitudes of 3 feet. If water is being pumped into the trough at 2 cubic feet per min, how fast is the water level rising when the water is 1 foot deep?

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geerky42 · Answer

@hartnn @Hero @helder_edwin @jiteshmeghwal9

jiteshmeghwal9 · Answer

sorry @geerky42 no idea :(

i'm not good in geometry

geerky42 · Answer

Any idea? @rajathsbhat

anonymous · Answer

Yes, actually.
But tell me, is the trough like this:|dw:1352120844035:dw|?

anonymous · Answer

i don't get the "12 feet long" part.

phi · Answer

Is isolates triangles   supposed to be isosceles triangles?

geerky42 · Answer

|dw:1352121448125:dw|

geerky42 · Answer

I think this is what question means, but i honestly have no idea...

anonymous · Answer

where are the triangles? :\

geerky42 · Answer

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