An inverted pyramid is being filled with water at a constant rate of 35 cubic centimeters per second. The pyramid, at the top, has the shape of a square with sides of length 6 cm, and the height is 8 cm.Find the rate at which the water level is rising when the water level is 3 cm.

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An inverted pyramid is being filled with water at a constant rate of 35 cubic centimeters per second. The pyramid, at the top, has the shape of a square with sides of length 6 cm, and the height is 8 cm.

Find the rate at which the water level is rising when the water level is 3 cm.

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