You wish to fill a child's inflatable wading pool by using a garden hose. The hose you are using has an inside diameter of 3.0 cm and water travels though it at a speed of 1.5 m/s. If the pool is circular with an inside diameter of 3.1 m and you wish to fill it to a depth of 43 cm, determine the time (in minutes) required to fill the pool to this depth.

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Answer:

51.02 minutes

Explanation:

d = Diameter

r = Radius = [tex]\frac{d}{2}[/tex]

h = Height of pool = 0.43 cm

v = Speed of water = 1.5 m/s

A = Area = [tex]\pi r^2[/tex]

Volume flow rate is given by

[tex]Q=Av\\\Rightarrow Q=\pi 0.015^2\times 1.5\\\Rightarrow Q=0.00106\ m^3/s[/tex]

Volume of water needed is given by

[tex]V=\pi r^2h\\\Rightarrow V=\pi 1.55^2\times 0.43\\\Rightarrow V=3.2455\ m^3[/tex]

Time taken is given by

[tex]t=\frac{V}{Q}\\\Rightarrow t=\frac{3.2455}{0.00106}\\\Rightarrow t=3061.79245\times \frac{1}{60}=51.02\ min[/tex]

The time taken to fill the pool is 51.02 minutes