A water tank has the form of a frustum of a cone with diameters of 2 m at the bottom, 3 m at the top and a height of 2 m. With constant rate of inflow of water, it was observed that when water was 20 cm deep, water was rising at the rate of 15mm/min. Find the rate of flow in L/min? 2.15 2.25 1.95 1.75

A water tank has the form of a frustum of a cone with diameters of 2 m at the bottom, 3 m at the top and a height of 2 m. With constant rate of inflow of water, it was observed that when water was 20 cm deep, water was rising at the rate of 15mm/min. Find the rate of flow in L/min? 2.15 2.25 1.95 1.75

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A water tank has the form of a frustum of a cone with
diameters of 2 m at the bottom, 3 m at the top and a height of
2 m. With a constant rate of inflow of water, it was observed
that when water was 20 cm deep, water was rising at the rate
of 15mm/min. Find the rate of flow in L/min?
2.15
2.25
1.95
Jhy
1.75

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