A reservoir has the shape of a right-circular cone with its vertex down. The altitude is 10 m, and the radius of the base is 4 m. Water is poured into the reservoir at a constant rate 20π m3/min. How fast is the water level rising when the depth of the water is 5 m?

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 A reservoir has the shape of a right-circular cone with its vertex down. The altitude
is 10 m, and the radius of the base is 4 m. Water is poured into the reservoir at a
constant rate 20π m3/min. How fast is the water level rising when the depth of the
water is 5 m?

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