Problema Solution

If a tank holds 5000 gallons of water, which drains from the bottom of the tank in 80 minutes, then Torricelli's law gives the volume in gallons of water remaining in the tank after t minutes as

V(t) = 5000

1 −

t

80

2

.

(a) Find the volume of water remaining in the tank after 1 hour. (Round your answer to one decimal place. Include units with your numerical answers.)

After 1 hour (60 minutes), there would be about

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of water remaining in the tank.

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Torricelli's Law gives the volume V of water remaining in the tank after t minutes as V= 2000*(1-(t/80))^2


(a) Find the volume of water remaining in the tank after 1 hour


t = 60 min


V= 2000*(1-(60/80))^2


V = 125 gal


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the volume remaining after 60 minutes is 125 gallons.