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4PM1/02 Nov 2023, Question 6: Connected Rates of Change and Small Changes

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Further Pure Mathematics 4PM1 · Paper 2 · Calculator · 7 marks

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Oil enters a container at 12 cm³/s, with V = 3h³. Find the exact rate at which height h increases when V = 1536 cm³.

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Solution · 7 marks

  1. 1dV/dt = 12
  2. 2dV/dh = 9h²
  3. 31536 = 3h³, so h³ = 512, h = 8
  4. 4dh/dt = dV/dt ÷ dV/dh = 12/(9 × 64)
  5. 5= 1/48 cm/s

Answer1/48 cm/s

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