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    This related rates problem is killing me, help please?

    This is the part I can't figure out. I don't know how to get V as a function of h. I have been trying this problem for a week now. Can I get some guidance as to how to get this?
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    This related rates problem is killing me, help please?

    Thank you. I am still really confused, though. I can't figure out how to set this up. I figured out the perimeter of both triangles in the trapezoid. But what do I use for the volume equation if I don't use the volume of the full pool?
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    This related rates problem is killing me, help please?

    Homework Statement A pool is 20 ft wide, 40 ft long, 3 ft deep at the shallow end, and 9 ft deep at its deepest point. If the pool is shaped as shown (I attached a picture), and is being filled at a rate of 8 ft^3/min, how fast is the water level rising when the depth at the deepest point is...
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