1. Sand is pouring from a hole at the rate of 25 cu ft/s and is forming a conical pile on the ground. If the conical formation has an altitude always ¼ of the diameter of the base, how fast is the altitude increasing when the conical pile is 5 feet high.

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1. Sand is pouring from a hole at the rate of 25 cu ft/s and is forming a conical pile on the ground. If the conical formation has an altitude always ¼ of the diameter of the base, how fast is the altitude increasing when the conical pile is 5 feet high.

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