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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=−4−t5 m3 s−1
  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.