Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Water flows through a pipe of radius at a speed of into an empty cylindrical tank of radius and depth . How long does the tank take to fill? Take .
Water from a pipe of radius at speed in time is . The time to fill a tank is its volume divided by the volume per second. Earth from a well is , and a layer of area has height volume . A solid under water raises the level by its volume divided by the surface area of the water.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The pipe. The radius is . The cross-section is .
Step 2. Water each second. .
Step 3. The tank. .
Step 4. The time. , which is minutes.
Answer: the tank fills in seconds.
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