2015 TWO(e)

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A water container is constructed in the shape of a square-based pyramid. The height of the
pyramid is the same as the length of each side of its base.
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A vertical height of 20 cm is then cut off the top of the pyramid, and a new flat top added.
The pyramid is then inverted and water is poured in at a rate of per minute.
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Find the rate at which the surface area of the water is increasing when the depth of the water
is .

Volume of pyramid base area height

*You must use calculus and show any derivatives that you need to find when solving this problem.*
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