Water flows from a tank of constant cross-sectional area 50 through an orifice of constant cross-sectional area 1/4 located at the bottom of the tank. Initially, the height of the water in the tank was 20 ft, and t sec later it was given by the equation . How fast was the height of the water decreasing when its height was 2 ft?





a. ft/sec

b. 2/25 ft/sec

c. ft/sec


c. ft/sec

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