A water trough is 10m long and a cross-section has the shape of an isosceles trapezoid that is 30cm wide at the bottom, 80cm wide at the top, and has height 50cm. If the trough is being filled with water at a rate of .2m3/min, how fast is the water level rising when the water is 30cm deep?

______________ m/min

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A water trough is 10m long and a cross-section has the shape of an isosceles trapezoid that is 30cm wide at the bottom, 80cm wide at the top, and has height 50cm. If the trough is being filled with water at a rate of .2m3/min, how fast is the water level rising when the water is 30cm deep?

______________ m/min

anonymous · Answer

hey @dan815 do you know how to solve this problem?

dan815 · Answer

draw it

anonymous · Answer

i tried and i got something like this but idk if it's right

anonymous · Answer

hey @Jhannybean do you know how to answer this question?