Rate water has to be added to Leaking cone

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Water is leaking from an inverted conical tank at a rate of 6500 cm³/min while being filled at a constant rate. The tank's dimensions are a height of 6 m and a top diameter of 4 m, with the water level rising at 20 cm/min when it is 2 m high. The volume of the cone is expressed as V = (1/3)π(r)²h, leading to a relationship between the radius and height. An error was identified in the calculation regarding the squared term, which affected the outcome. The discussion emphasizes the importance of careful error checking in mathematical problem-solving.
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Water is leaking out of an inverted conical tank at a rate of 6500 cm3/min at the same time that water is being pumped into the tank at a constant rate. The tank has height 6 m and the diameter at the top is 4 m. If the water level is rising at a rate of 20 cm/min when the height of the water is 2 m, find the rate at which water is being pumped into the tank.

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V=1/3 pi(r)^2*h

relationships:

4/2r=6/h
therefore,
r=1/3h


Substituting h for r:
V=1/3 pi (1/3h)^2(h)
V=pi/27(h)^3
V'=dv/dt= pi/27 (3h)^2dh/dt
dv/dt=pi/27 (3*200)^2(20)

since the cone is leaking we have to find:

dv/dt-6500=pi/27(3*200)^2(20)
 
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Others may want to confirm, but this looks good to me.
 
That answer is incorrect..that is why I posted it...I can't find the correct answer..I was just showing my work so someone could tell me where I went wrong...Does anyone know??

...I got it..I shouldn't have the parenthesis around the 3*200, since only the 200 is squared...
 
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Yes, that's right. Sorry I missed the error before. A tip for next time: if you know your answer is wrong, let us know and we (or at least I) will look more carefully for an error.
 
Thank you..and I will do that.
 
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