A conical tank has H=1.80 m and R=0.60 m. The net inflow rate is Qnet=2.50×10^−4 m^3/s. At the instant the liquid height is h=0.90 m, what is the instantaneous rate dh/dt?单项选择题
A
9.85 x 10^-4 m/s
B
8.83 x 10^-4 m/s
C
4.92 x 10^-4 m/s
D
1.23 x 10^-4 m/s

Question

A conical tank has H=1.80 m and R=0.60 m. The net inflow rate is Qnet​=2.50×10^−4 m^3/s. At the instant the liquid height is h=0.90 m, what is the instantaneous rate dh/dt​?

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1. Relevant knowledge points and concepts
The volume of a right circular cone is V = (1/3)π r^2 h. For a cone with fixed full radius R and height H, the radius r of the liquid surface at height h scales by similar triangles: r = (R/H)·h. The net inflow rate Q_net equals dV/dt, and we use the chain rule to relate dV/dt to dh/dt: dV/dt = (dV/dh)·(dh/dt), so dh/dt = (dV/dt)/(dV/dh).

2. Complete step-by-step reasoning
Given H = 1.80 m, R = 0.60 m so R/H = 0.60/1.80 = 1/3. Thus r = (1/3)h. Substitute r into the cone volume formula to express V solely in terms of h, differentiate with respect to h, then solve for dh/dt using the known dV/dt.

3. Calculations with intermediate steps
r = (1/3)h
V = (1/3)π r^2 h = (1/3)π ( (1/3 h)^2 ) h = (1/3)π (h^2/9) h = (π/27) h^3
dV/dh = (π/27)·3 h^2 = (π/9) h^2

Given dV/dt = Q_net = 2.50×10^−4 m^3/s and h = 0.90 m (so h^2 = 0.81),
dV/dh = (π/9)·0.81 = π·0.09 ≈ 3.14159265·0.09 ≈ 0.2827433388 m^2

Thus
dh/dt = (dV/dt) / (dV/dh) = (2.50×10^−4) / 0.2827433388 ≈ 8.838×10^−4 m/s

Rounded appropriately: dh/dt = 8.83 × 10^−4 m/s.

4. Why the correct answer is correct
The derivation correctly uses geometric similarity to eliminate r, differentiates V(h) exactly, and divides the known volumetric rate by the exact area factor dV/dh. Numerical substitution and division yield 8.83×10^−4 m/s, matching the correct rate of change of height for the given parameters.

5. Why the other options are incorrect
- 9.85×10^−4 m/s: too large; would result from using a smaller dV/dh (e.g., miscomputing r-h relation or algebra error).
- 4.92×10^−4 m/s: about half the correct value; likely from halving dV/dt or doubling dV/dh erroneously.
- 1.23×10^−4 m/s: much too small; would follow from large arithmetic errors or using full cone volume without the correct r/h scaling.
None of these follow from the correct algebra and arithmetic shown above.

6. Conclusion
The instantaneous rate dh/dt at h = 0.90 m is 8.83 × 10^−4 m/s, matching the provided correct answer.

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A conical tank has H=1.80 m and R=0.60 m. The net inflow rate is Qnet​=2.50×10^−4 m^3/s. At the instant the liquid height is h=0.90 m, what is the instantaneous rate dh/dt​?单项选择题