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A tank has a shape of a cone with a radius at the top of 2 m and a height of 5 m. The tank also has a 1 m spout at the top of the tank. The tank is filled with water up to a height of 2 m. Find the work needed to pump all the water out the top of the spout. (Use 9.8 m/s2 for g and the fact that the density of water is 1000 kg/m3.)

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Answer:

18816π ≈ 59112 Joules

Step-by-step explanation:

Draw a picture (like the one attached). The cone has a radius R and height H. The spout has height a. The tank is filled with water to height h.

Cut a thin slice from the volume of the water. This slice is a cylindrical disc with a radius r, a thickness dy, and a height y.

Using similar triangles, we can say:

r / y = R / H

The work required to lift this slice up to the spout is:

dW = dm g (H + a − y)

where dm is the mass of the slice and g is the acceleration due to gravity.

Mass is density times volume, so:

dW = dV ρ g (H + a − y)

Substituting the volume of the cylindrical disc:

dW = dy π r² ρ g (H + a − y)

From our similar triangles equation, we know that r = R/H y, so:

dW = dy π (R/H y)² ρ g (H + a − y)

Rearranging:

dW = π (R/H)² ρ g y² (H + a − y) dy

dW = π (R/H)² ρ g ((H + a)y² − y³) dy

The work to lift all the slices between y=0 and y=h is:

W = ∫ dW

W = π (R/H)² ρ g ∫₀ʰ ((H + a)y² − y³) dy

Integrating:

W = π (R/H)² ρ g (⅓(H + a)y³ − ¼y⁴) |₀ʰ

W = π (R/H)² ρ g (⅓(H + a)h³ − ¼h⁴)

Given:

R = 2 m

H = 5 m

a = 1 m

h = 2 m

g = 9.8 m/s²

ρ = 1000 kg/m³

W = π (2/5)² (1000) (9.8) (⅓(5 + 1)(2)³ − ¼(2)⁴)

W = 18816π

W ≈ 59112 Joules

It takes approximately 59.1 kJ of work.

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