Exercise 6.1

Sand is pouring from a pipe at the rate of 12 cm3/s. The falling sand forms a cone on the ground in such a way that the height of the cone is always one-sixth of the radius of the base. How fast is the height of the sand cone increasing when the height is 4cm?

Let the height and radius of the sand-cone formed at time  second be  cm and  cm respectively. According to question,   Volume of cone (V) =  =  =    Now, since       ...

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A ladder 5 cm long is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is pulled along the ground, away from the wall, at the rate of 2 cm/s. How fast is its height on the wall decreasing when the foot of the ladder is 4 m away from the wall?

Let AB be the ladder and C is the junction of wall and ground, AB = 5 m  B Let CA =  meters, CB =  meters According to the equation,  increases,  decreases and  = 2 cm/s In AC2 + BC2 = AB2  [Using...

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