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I was told that I have a cylindrical water tank $10$ ft tall that can store $5000 $ ft$^3$ of water, and that the water drains from the bottom of the tank at a rate proportional to the instantaneous water level. After $6$ hours, half of the tank has drained out from the bottom. If the drain is opened and water is added to the tank at a constant rate of $100$ $frac{ft^3}{hr}$, at what height above the drain will the elevation remain constant?



My attempt:



We are given that $$frac{dV}{dt}=kh$$ where $frac{dV}{dt}$ is the rate at which water leaves the tank, $V$ is the total change in water that has left the tank, and $h$ is the water's height above the drain.



If the elevation must remain constant in the tank, then I am merely finding the height in which the water that enters the tank equals to the water that leaves the tank, and therefore $frac{dV}{dt}=100frac{ft^3}{hr}$.



To find $k$, I must do separation of variables and integrate both sides, so: $$int{dV}=int{khdt}$$ $$V=kht+C$$
I know that $C=0$ because at $t=0$ hr, no water has left the tank ($V=0$), and at $t=6$ hr, $V=2500$ ft$^3$ and $h=5$ ft, since half the tank has drained out.



Solving for $k$: $$2500=k(5)(6)+0$$ $$k=frac{250}{3}$$
And solving for $h$ when $frac{dV}{dt}=100frac{ft^3}{hr}$:$$100=frac{250}{3}h$$ $$h=1.2ft$$
However, the answer is actually about $1.73ft$. Where is my mistake?










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    I was told that I have a cylindrical water tank $10$ ft tall that can store $5000 $ ft$^3$ of water, and that the water drains from the bottom of the tank at a rate proportional to the instantaneous water level. After $6$ hours, half of the tank has drained out from the bottom. If the drain is opened and water is added to the tank at a constant rate of $100$ $frac{ft^3}{hr}$, at what height above the drain will the elevation remain constant?



    My attempt:



    We are given that $$frac{dV}{dt}=kh$$ where $frac{dV}{dt}$ is the rate at which water leaves the tank, $V$ is the total change in water that has left the tank, and $h$ is the water's height above the drain.



    If the elevation must remain constant in the tank, then I am merely finding the height in which the water that enters the tank equals to the water that leaves the tank, and therefore $frac{dV}{dt}=100frac{ft^3}{hr}$.



    To find $k$, I must do separation of variables and integrate both sides, so: $$int{dV}=int{khdt}$$ $$V=kht+C$$
    I know that $C=0$ because at $t=0$ hr, no water has left the tank ($V=0$), and at $t=6$ hr, $V=2500$ ft$^3$ and $h=5$ ft, since half the tank has drained out.



    Solving for $k$: $$2500=k(5)(6)+0$$ $$k=frac{250}{3}$$
    And solving for $h$ when $frac{dV}{dt}=100frac{ft^3}{hr}$:$$100=frac{250}{3}h$$ $$h=1.2ft$$
    However, the answer is actually about $1.73ft$. Where is my mistake?










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      I was told that I have a cylindrical water tank $10$ ft tall that can store $5000 $ ft$^3$ of water, and that the water drains from the bottom of the tank at a rate proportional to the instantaneous water level. After $6$ hours, half of the tank has drained out from the bottom. If the drain is opened and water is added to the tank at a constant rate of $100$ $frac{ft^3}{hr}$, at what height above the drain will the elevation remain constant?



      My attempt:



      We are given that $$frac{dV}{dt}=kh$$ where $frac{dV}{dt}$ is the rate at which water leaves the tank, $V$ is the total change in water that has left the tank, and $h$ is the water's height above the drain.



      If the elevation must remain constant in the tank, then I am merely finding the height in which the water that enters the tank equals to the water that leaves the tank, and therefore $frac{dV}{dt}=100frac{ft^3}{hr}$.



      To find $k$, I must do separation of variables and integrate both sides, so: $$int{dV}=int{khdt}$$ $$V=kht+C$$
      I know that $C=0$ because at $t=0$ hr, no water has left the tank ($V=0$), and at $t=6$ hr, $V=2500$ ft$^3$ and $h=5$ ft, since half the tank has drained out.



      Solving for $k$: $$2500=k(5)(6)+0$$ $$k=frac{250}{3}$$
      And solving for $h$ when $frac{dV}{dt}=100frac{ft^3}{hr}$:$$100=frac{250}{3}h$$ $$h=1.2ft$$
      However, the answer is actually about $1.73ft$. Where is my mistake?










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      I was told that I have a cylindrical water tank $10$ ft tall that can store $5000 $ ft$^3$ of water, and that the water drains from the bottom of the tank at a rate proportional to the instantaneous water level. After $6$ hours, half of the tank has drained out from the bottom. If the drain is opened and water is added to the tank at a constant rate of $100$ $frac{ft^3}{hr}$, at what height above the drain will the elevation remain constant?



      My attempt:



      We are given that $$frac{dV}{dt}=kh$$ where $frac{dV}{dt}$ is the rate at which water leaves the tank, $V$ is the total change in water that has left the tank, and $h$ is the water's height above the drain.



      If the elevation must remain constant in the tank, then I am merely finding the height in which the water that enters the tank equals to the water that leaves the tank, and therefore $frac{dV}{dt}=100frac{ft^3}{hr}$.



      To find $k$, I must do separation of variables and integrate both sides, so: $$int{dV}=int{khdt}$$ $$V=kht+C$$
      I know that $C=0$ because at $t=0$ hr, no water has left the tank ($V=0$), and at $t=6$ hr, $V=2500$ ft$^3$ and $h=5$ ft, since half the tank has drained out.



      Solving for $k$: $$2500=k(5)(6)+0$$ $$k=frac{250}{3}$$
      And solving for $h$ when $frac{dV}{dt}=100frac{ft^3}{hr}$:$$100=frac{250}{3}h$$ $$h=1.2ft$$
      However, the answer is actually about $1.73ft$. Where is my mistake?







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          Your mistake is in the solution of differential equation and in the initial boundary condition.



          see the following solution:
          $$frac{dV}{dt}=kh$$
          $$Afrac{dh}{dt}=kh$$
          $$500frac{dh}{h}=kdt$$
          integrate
          $$500log h=kt+C$$
          at $t=0, h=10ft$



          so $$C=1151.3$$
          at $t=6 hr, h=5 ft$
          $$k=-57.76$$
          now use that
          $$frac{dV}{dt}=-57.76h$$
          $$-100=-57.76h$$
          so
          $$h=1.73 ft$$






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            We have a differential equation that defines the rate that water leaves the drain.



            $frac{dx}{dt} = -ax\
            x = C e^{-at}$



            We know the initial conditions and after 6 hours to find our constants.



            $x(0) = 10$



            This gives us $C$



            $x(6) = 5\
            5 = 10e^{-6a}\
            6a = ln 2\
            a = frac{ln2}{6}$



            What do we know about the dimensions of the tank?



            $v = pi r^2 x\
            pi r^2 = 500$



            The flow out the drain equals the flow into the tank.



            $frac{dv}{dt} = frac {dv}{dx}frac{dx}{dt}\
            500 frac {dx}{dt} = 100\
            500(frac{ln 2}{6})x = 100\
            x = frac{6}{5ln 2}$






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              Your mistake is in the solution of differential equation and in the initial boundary condition.



              see the following solution:
              $$frac{dV}{dt}=kh$$
              $$Afrac{dh}{dt}=kh$$
              $$500frac{dh}{h}=kdt$$
              integrate
              $$500log h=kt+C$$
              at $t=0, h=10ft$



              so $$C=1151.3$$
              at $t=6 hr, h=5 ft$
              $$k=-57.76$$
              now use that
              $$frac{dV}{dt}=-57.76h$$
              $$-100=-57.76h$$
              so
              $$h=1.73 ft$$






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                Your mistake is in the solution of differential equation and in the initial boundary condition.



                see the following solution:
                $$frac{dV}{dt}=kh$$
                $$Afrac{dh}{dt}=kh$$
                $$500frac{dh}{h}=kdt$$
                integrate
                $$500log h=kt+C$$
                at $t=0, h=10ft$



                so $$C=1151.3$$
                at $t=6 hr, h=5 ft$
                $$k=-57.76$$
                now use that
                $$frac{dV}{dt}=-57.76h$$
                $$-100=-57.76h$$
                so
                $$h=1.73 ft$$






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                  Your mistake is in the solution of differential equation and in the initial boundary condition.



                  see the following solution:
                  $$frac{dV}{dt}=kh$$
                  $$Afrac{dh}{dt}=kh$$
                  $$500frac{dh}{h}=kdt$$
                  integrate
                  $$500log h=kt+C$$
                  at $t=0, h=10ft$



                  so $$C=1151.3$$
                  at $t=6 hr, h=5 ft$
                  $$k=-57.76$$
                  now use that
                  $$frac{dV}{dt}=-57.76h$$
                  $$-100=-57.76h$$
                  so
                  $$h=1.73 ft$$






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                  Your mistake is in the solution of differential equation and in the initial boundary condition.



                  see the following solution:
                  $$frac{dV}{dt}=kh$$
                  $$Afrac{dh}{dt}=kh$$
                  $$500frac{dh}{h}=kdt$$
                  integrate
                  $$500log h=kt+C$$
                  at $t=0, h=10ft$



                  so $$C=1151.3$$
                  at $t=6 hr, h=5 ft$
                  $$k=-57.76$$
                  now use that
                  $$frac{dV}{dt}=-57.76h$$
                  $$-100=-57.76h$$
                  so
                  $$h=1.73 ft$$







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                      We have a differential equation that defines the rate that water leaves the drain.



                      $frac{dx}{dt} = -ax\
                      x = C e^{-at}$



                      We know the initial conditions and after 6 hours to find our constants.



                      $x(0) = 10$



                      This gives us $C$



                      $x(6) = 5\
                      5 = 10e^{-6a}\
                      6a = ln 2\
                      a = frac{ln2}{6}$



                      What do we know about the dimensions of the tank?



                      $v = pi r^2 x\
                      pi r^2 = 500$



                      The flow out the drain equals the flow into the tank.



                      $frac{dv}{dt} = frac {dv}{dx}frac{dx}{dt}\
                      500 frac {dx}{dt} = 100\
                      500(frac{ln 2}{6})x = 100\
                      x = frac{6}{5ln 2}$






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                        We have a differential equation that defines the rate that water leaves the drain.



                        $frac{dx}{dt} = -ax\
                        x = C e^{-at}$



                        We know the initial conditions and after 6 hours to find our constants.



                        $x(0) = 10$



                        This gives us $C$



                        $x(6) = 5\
                        5 = 10e^{-6a}\
                        6a = ln 2\
                        a = frac{ln2}{6}$



                        What do we know about the dimensions of the tank?



                        $v = pi r^2 x\
                        pi r^2 = 500$



                        The flow out the drain equals the flow into the tank.



                        $frac{dv}{dt} = frac {dv}{dx}frac{dx}{dt}\
                        500 frac {dx}{dt} = 100\
                        500(frac{ln 2}{6})x = 100\
                        x = frac{6}{5ln 2}$






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                          We have a differential equation that defines the rate that water leaves the drain.



                          $frac{dx}{dt} = -ax\
                          x = C e^{-at}$



                          We know the initial conditions and after 6 hours to find our constants.



                          $x(0) = 10$



                          This gives us $C$



                          $x(6) = 5\
                          5 = 10e^{-6a}\
                          6a = ln 2\
                          a = frac{ln2}{6}$



                          What do we know about the dimensions of the tank?



                          $v = pi r^2 x\
                          pi r^2 = 500$



                          The flow out the drain equals the flow into the tank.



                          $frac{dv}{dt} = frac {dv}{dx}frac{dx}{dt}\
                          500 frac {dx}{dt} = 100\
                          500(frac{ln 2}{6})x = 100\
                          x = frac{6}{5ln 2}$






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                          We have a differential equation that defines the rate that water leaves the drain.



                          $frac{dx}{dt} = -ax\
                          x = C e^{-at}$



                          We know the initial conditions and after 6 hours to find our constants.



                          $x(0) = 10$



                          This gives us $C$



                          $x(6) = 5\
                          5 = 10e^{-6a}\
                          6a = ln 2\
                          a = frac{ln2}{6}$



                          What do we know about the dimensions of the tank?



                          $v = pi r^2 x\
                          pi r^2 = 500$



                          The flow out the drain equals the flow into the tank.



                          $frac{dv}{dt} = frac {dv}{dx}frac{dx}{dt}\
                          500 frac {dx}{dt} = 100\
                          500(frac{ln 2}{6})x = 100\
                          x = frac{6}{5ln 2}$







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