An isosceles triangular water trough is 7 meters long, 3 meters across the top, and 2 meters deep is being emptied at the rate of 3 m³/min. Find how fast in meter/s per min the water level is lowering when the water is 1.5 meters deep.

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An isosceles triangular water trough is 7 meters long, 3 meters across the top, and 2
meters deep is being emptied at the rate of 3 m3/min. Find how fast in meter/s per min
the water level is lowering when the water is 1.5 meters deep.
Transcribed Image Text:An isosceles triangular water trough is 7 meters long, 3 meters across the top, and 2 meters deep is being emptied at the rate of 3 m3/min. Find how fast in meter/s per min the water level is lowering when the water is 1.5 meters deep.
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