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Water is flowing out of a hole in the bottom of a cylindrical container. The initial height of the water in the container is 0.6m.

As the cylinder empties, the water flows out less quickly, so that

dVdt=4t5 m3 s1
  1. Given that the cylinder empties after 4 seconds, use a Riemann sum with intervals of width 0.5s to work out an estimate for the radius of the cylinder.

  2. Using notation, write down an expression which represents the exact radius of the cylinder.


Give your estimate for the radius, correct to 3 significant figures.