Sketch the level response for a bathtub with cross-sectional area of 8 ft 2 as a function of time for the following sequence of events; assume an initial level of 0.5 ft with the drain open. The inflow and outflow are initially equal to2ft3/min.(a)The drain is suddenly closed, and the inflow remains con-stant for 3 min (0≤t≤3).(b)The drain is opened for 15 min; assume a time constant in a linear transfer function of 3 min, so a steady state is essentially reached (3≤t≤18) (c)The inflow rate is doubled for 6 min (18≤t≤24).(d)The inflow rate is returned to its original value for 16 min(24≤t≤40).

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Sketch the level response for a bathtub with cross-sectional area of 8 ft 2 as a function of time for the following sequence of events; assume an initial level of 0.5 ft with the drain open. The inflow and outflow are initially equal to2ft3/min.(a)The drain is suddenly closed, and the inflow remains con-stant for 3 min (0≤t≤3).(b)The drain is opened for 15 min; assume a time constant in a linear transfer function of 3 min, so a steady state is essentially reached (3≤t≤18) (c)The inflow rate is doubled for 6 min (18≤t≤24).(d)The inflow rate is returned to its original value for 16 min(24≤t≤40).

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