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Really confused by the question please explain
Here's my logic
Call the Height of the cylinder, H.....note that 2m of this is already filled in the first 5 hours
Call the volume filled in the last 4 hrs =
pi * [ H - 2 ] * 3^2 = 9pi [ H - 2 ] m^3
So....in every hour....the volume filled must just be 1/4 of this
(9/4)pi [ H - 2 ] m^3
Now ....call the volume of the cone filled = pi/3 * 4 * 3^2 = 12 pi m^3
And note that if the sand is 6m above the vertex of the cone after 5 hrs, then 2m of the cylinder are also filled in the first 5 hours....so....the volume of the partially filled cylinder =
pi * 2 * 3^2 = 18pi m^3
So....the total volume filled after 5 hours just must be 12pi + 18 pi = 30 pi m^3
So...in one hour the volume filled is just 1/5 of this = 6 pi m^3
But the volume filled every hour is the same which implies that
(9/4)pi [ H - 2 ] m^3 = 6 pi m ^3 so
(9/4) pi [ H - 2 ] = 6 pi divide the "pi's " out
(9/4) [ H - 2 ] = 6 pi multiply both sides by 4/9
H - 2 = 6(4/9)
H - 2 = 24/9 = 8/ 3
H = 8/3 + 2
H = 8/3 + 6/3
H = 14/3 m = cylinder height