A water trough is 9 m long and has a cross-section in the shape of isosceles trapezoid that is 40 cm wide at the bottom, 80 cm wide at the top, and has height 40 cm. If the trough is being filed with water at the rate of 0.2 m³/min how fast is the water level rising when the water is 10 cm deep?

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A water trough is 9 m long and has a cross-section in the shape of isosceles trapezoid that is 40 cm wide at the bottom, 80 cm wide at the top, and has height 40 cm. If the trough is being filed with water at the rate of 0.2 m³/min how fast is the water level rising when the water is 10 cm deep?

 

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