A conical water tank is 6m high and has a radius across the top of 3 m. The tank is filling with water at the rate of 2m cubed per minute. How fast is the water level rising when the water in the tank is 4 m deep?

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A conical water tank is 6m high and has a radius across the top of 3 m. The tank is filling with water at the rate of 2m cubed per minute. How fast is the water level rising when the water in the tank is 4 m deep?

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