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Models & Qualitative Behavior · Superchallenge problem

A water clock is a vessel shaped as a surface of revolution about a vertical axis, draining through a small hole at its bottom. By Torricelli's law, A(h) h′=−chA(h)\,h' = -c\sqrt{h}, where A(h)A(h) is the area of the water surface at depth hh and c>0c > 0 is constant. The vessel is shaped so the water level falls at a constant rate. Its radius is 88 cm at height 1616 cm above the hole. What is the volume (in cm3^3) of the vessel up to that height? Give an exact answer.