Finding rate of change
Finding rate of change
Last updated at August 13, 2026 by Teachoo
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Ex 6.1, 14 Sand is pouring from a pipe at the rate of 12 cm3/s. The falling sand forms a cone on the ground in such a way that the height of the cone is always one-sixth of the radius of the base. How fast is the height of the sand cone increasing when the height is 4 cm? Given that sand is pouring from a pipe & falling sand forms a cone Let š be the radius & š be height of the sand cone & V be the volume of cone Also, Sand is pouring from a pipe at the rate of 12šš^3/sec i.e. Rate of volume of a cone w.r.t time is 12šš^3/sec i.e. š š½/š š ="12" šš^š "/sec" We need to find how fast height of the Cone is increasing when height is 4cm i.e. find š š/š š when š=ššš Given that sand forms cone on the ground in such a way that the height of the cone is always one sixth of the radius i.e. ā=1/6 š 6ā=š š=šš We know that Volume of a cone = 1/3 š(š^2 )ā V = 1/3 Ļć šć^2 ā V = 1/3 Ļ (šš)^2 ā V = 1/3 Ļ Ć 36ā^2 Ćā V = 1/3 Ļ Ć 36 ā^3 V = 12Ļ š^š (ā("From (2)" : š" = 6" ā)) Differentiating w.r.t š” šš/šš”=š(12šā^3 )/šš” šš/šš”=12š š(ā^3 )/šš” šš/šš”=12š Ćš(ā^3 )/šš” Ć šā/šā šš/šš”=12š Ćš (š^š )/š š Ć šā/šš” š š½/š š=12š Ć 3ā^2 Ć šā/šš” šš=12š Ć 3ā^2 Ć šā/šš” 12/(12š Ć 3ā^2 )=šā/šš” š š/š š=š/(šš š^š ) (From (1): š š½/š š ="12" ) Putting ā = 4 cm šā/šš”= 1/(3š Ć (4)^2 ) šā/šš” =1/48š Since height is in cm & time is in sec ā“ š š/š š=š/ššš cm/s Hence, Height of the sand cone is increasing at the rate of š/ššš cm/s