Water flows at the rate of 10 m/minutes through a cylindrical pipe 5 mm in diameter. How long would it take to fill a conical vessel whose diameter at the base is 40 cm and depth 24 cm?


Given:

Water flows at the rate of 10 m/minutes through a cylindrical pipe 5 mm in diameter. 

Diameter of the conical vessel $=40\ cm$

Depth of the conical vessel $=24\ cm$.

To do:

We have to find the time it takes to fill the conical vessel.

Solution:

Rate of water flow $= 10\ m/min$

$ = 1000\ cm/min$

Radius of the cylindrical pipe $=\frac{5}{10 \times 2}$

$=0.25 \mathrm{~cm}$

This implies,

Area of the face of the pipe $=\pi r^{2}$

$=\frac{22}{7} \times(0.25)^{2}$

$=0.1964 \mathrm{~cm}^{2}$

Radius of the conical vessel $R=\frac{40}{2}$

$=20 \mathrm{~cm}$

Depth of the conical vessel $H=24 \mathrm{~cm}$

Therefore,

Volume of the conical vessel $=\frac{1}{3} \pi R^{2} H$

$=\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{22}{7} \times(20)^{2} \times 24$

$=\frac{211200}{21}$

$=10057.14 \mathrm{~cm}^{3}$

Time taken to fill the conical vessel $=\frac{\text { Volume of the conical vessel }}{\text { Area of the face of pipe } \times \text { Speed of water }}$

$=\frac{10057.14}{0.1964 \times 10 \times 100}$

$=51.20 \mathrm{~min}$

$=51 \mathrm{~min} \frac{20}{100} \times 60 \mathrm{~s}$

$=51 \min 12 \mathrm{~s}$

The time it takes to fill the conical vessel is 51 minute 12 seconds.

Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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