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Calculator Technique for Solving Volume Flow

Rate Problems in Calculus
Submitted by Romel on February 9, 2013 - 12:24am

The following models of CASIO calculator may work with this method: fx-570ES, fx-
570ES Plus, fx-115ES, fx-115ES Plus, fx-991ES, and fx-991ES Plus.

The following calculator keys will be used for the solution

Name Key Operation Name Key Operation

Shift SHIFT Stat SHIFT 1[STAT]

Mode MODE AC AC

This is one of the series of post in calculator techniques in solving problems. You may
also be interested in my previous posts: Calculator technique for progression
problemsand Calculator technique for clock problems; both in Algebra.

Flow Rate Problem

Water is poured into a conical tank at the rate of 2.15 cubic meters per minute. The tank
is 8 meters in diameter across the top and 10 meters high. How fast the water level
rising when the water stands 3.5 meters deep.

Traditional Solution
rh=410rh=410
r=25hr=25h
Volume of water inside the tank
V=13r2hV=13r2h
V=13(25h)2hV=13(25h)2h
V=475h3V=475h3

Differentiate both sides with respect to time

dVdt=425h2dhdtdVdt=425h2dhdt
2.15=425h2dhdt2.15=425h2dhdt

When h = 3.5 m
2.15=425(3.52)dhdt2.15=425(3.52)dhdt
dhdt=0.3492m/mindhdt=0.3492m/min answer

Solution by Calculator

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technique
MODE 3:STAT 3:_+cX2

X Y
0 0
10 42
5 22

AC 2.15 3.5y-caret = 0.3492 answer

To input the 3.5y-caret above, do

3.5 SHIFT 1[STAT] 7:Reg 6:y-caret

What we just did was actually v = Q / A which is the equivalent

of dhdt=dV/dtAdhdt=dV/dtA for this problem.
Problem
Water is being poured into a hemispherical bowl of radius 6 inches at the rate of x cubic
inches per second. Find x if the water level is rising at 0.1273 inch per second when it is
2 inches deep?

Traditional Solution
Volume of water inside the bowl
V=13h2(3rh)V=13h2(3rh)
V=13h2[3(6)h]V=13h2[3(6)h]
V=13(18h2h3)V=13(18h2h3)

Differentiate both sides with respect to time

dVdt=13(36h3h2)dhdtdVdt=13(36h3h2)dhdt

When h = 2 inches, dh/dt = 0.1273 inch/sec

dVdt=13[36(2)3(22)](0.1273)dVdt=13[36(2)3(22)](0.1273)
x=7.9985in3/secx=7.9985in3/sec answer

Calculator Technique
MODE 3:STAT 3:_+cX2

X Y
0 0
6 62
12 0

AC 0.1273 2y-caret = 7.9985 answer

I hope you enjoy this post. Next time you solve problems involving flow rate, try to use
this calculator technique to save time.

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