Torricelli’s Law A tank holds 50 gal of water, which drains from a leak at the bottom, causing the tank to empty in 20 min. The tank drains faster when it is nearly full because the pressure on the leak is greater. Torricelli’s Law gives the volume of water remaining in the tank after t minutes as V ( t ) = 50 ( 1 − t 20 ) 2 0 ≤ t ≤ 20 (a) Find V (0) and V (20). (b) What do your answers to part (a) represent? (c) Make a table of values of V ( t ) for t = 0, 5, 10, 15, 20. (d) Find the net change in the volume V as t changes from 0 min to 20 min.
Torricelli’s Law A tank holds 50 gal of water, which drains from a leak at the bottom, causing the tank to empty in 20 min. The tank drains faster when it is nearly full because the pressure on the leak is greater. Torricelli’s Law gives the volume of water remaining in the tank after t minutes as V ( t ) = 50 ( 1 − t 20 ) 2 0 ≤ t ≤ 20 (a) Find V (0) and V (20). (b) What do your answers to part (a) represent? (c) Make a table of values of V ( t ) for t = 0, 5, 10, 15, 20. (d) Find the net change in the volume V as t changes from 0 min to 20 min.
Solution Summary: The author calculates the volume of water in the tank at the time 0mathrmmin and 20, which is the result of a leak.
Torricelli’s Law A tank holds 50 gal of water, which drains from a leak at the bottom, causing the tank to empty in 20 min. The tank drains faster when it is nearly full because the pressure on the leak is greater. Torricelli’s Law gives the volume of water remaining in the tank after t minutes as
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(a) Find V(0) and V(20).
(b) What do your answers to part (a) represent?
(c) Make a table of values of V(t) for t = 0, 5, 10, 15, 20.
(d) Find the net change in the volume V as t changes from 0 min to 20 min.
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