Related Rates: Adjustable Cone with dh/dt Constant
In the applet below, you can enter the following values using the sliders or input boxes:
The height of a right circular cone. Applet accepts values ranging from 0 - 50 cm.
The ratio of the height to the radius. In this applet, you can enter any value from 0 to 5.
The value of (which remains constant). You can choose any value from to .
The applet will display, if you choose, corresponding values of and .
You can use this applet to check your solutions to related-rates problems involving matter filling up or draining from a right circular cone where is constant.