A pump has moved liters of water into a tank minutes after it is turned on

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · A Level · Mathematics · Differentiation · Differentiation

Problem

A pump has moved V(t)=t3−6t2+9t+20V(t)=t^{3}-6t^{2}+9t+20 liters of water into a tank tt minutes after it is turned on. a) Determine the instantaneous pumping rate at t=5t=5 minutes. b) Calculate the average pumping rate over the interval 4≤t≤54\le t\le5 minutes and state whether the instantaneous rate at t=5t=5 is greater than, less than, or equal to this average rate. Include units and a brief interpretation.

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