A conical vessel, whose vertical angle is 30∘30^\circ as shown in the diagram, has water poured into it at such a rate that after tt seconds, the depth of the water is x cmx\text{ cm} and the radius of the water surface is r cmr\text{ cm}.

  1. (a)

    Show that the volume of water, V=πx39 cm3V = \frac{\pi x^3}{9}\text{ cm}^3.

  2. (b)

    Given further that the volume of water, V=8tV = 8t, find the rate of which the water level is increasing after 3 seconds.

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6(a)

1. Express the radius $r$ in terms of the depth $x$ using trigonometry.

From the diagram, the vertical angle is 30∘30^\circ. The right-angled triangle formed by the radius rr, depth xx, and the slanted side has an angle of 30∘30^\circ at the vertex.
tan⁡30∘=rx\tan 30^\circ = \frac{r}{x}
r=xtan⁡30∘=x(13)=x3r = x \tan 30^\circ = x \left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right) = \frac{x}{\sqrt{3}}

2. Substitute $r$ into the formula for the volume of a cone.

The volume of a cone is V=13πr2hV = \frac{1}{3}\pi r^2 h.
Here, h=xh = x.
V=13π(x3)2xV = \frac{1}{3}\pi \left(\frac{x}{\sqrt{3}}\right)^2 x

3. Simplify the expression to show the required result.

V=13π(x23)xV = \frac{1}{3}\pi \left(\frac{x^2}{3}\right) x
V=πx39V = \frac{\pi x^3}{9}

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