A water tank holds 1,264 gallons but is leaking at a rate of 5 gallons per week. A second water tank holds 1,580 gallons but is
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Volume of water in the tank:
Differentiate both sides with respect to time <em>t</em> :
<em>V</em> changes at a rate of 2000 cc/min (cubic cm per minute); use this to solve for d<em>h</em>/d<em>t</em> :
(The question asks how the height changes at the exact moment the height is 50 cm, but this info is a red herring because the rate of change is constant.)