A water trough is 6m long & has a cross section in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid with two parallel sides with given diagram. Water is being pumped into the trough at a rate of 0.5m^3/min. How fast is the water level rising when it is 0.5 deep?

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anonymous · Answer

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freckles · Answer

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tried to draw the 3d object

freckles · Answer

anyways the volume of this thing can be found by finding the area of the face there and multiplying it by how far back in length that 3d shapey thing goes

freckles · Answer

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this length is what I'm talking about