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1987 Paper 3 Q4
D: 1500.0 B: 1500.0

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Two funnels \(A\) and \(B\) have surfaces formed by rotating the curves \(y=x^{2}\) and \(y=2\sinh^{-1}x\) \((x>0)\) above the \(y\)-axis. The bottom of \(B\) is one unit lower than the bottom of \(A\) and they are connected by a thin rubber tube with a tap in it. The tap is closed and \(A\) is filled with water to a depth of 4 units. The tap is then opened. When the water comes to rest, both surfaces are at a height \(h\) above the bottom of \(B\), as shown in the diagram. Show that \(h\) satisfies the equation \[ h^{2}-3h+\sinh h=15. \]


Solution: The initial volume of water in \(A\) is: \begin{align*} \pi \int_0^4 x^2 \, \d y &= \pi \int_0^4 y \d y \\ &= \pi [ \frac{y^2}{2}]_0^4 \\ &= 8\pi \end{align*} We assume that no water is in the tube as it is `thin'. Therefore we must have: \begin{align*} && 8\pi &= \pi \int_0^{h-1} x^2 \d y +\pi \int_0^{h} x^2 \d y \\ &&&= \pi \int_0^{h-1} y \d y +\pi \int_0^{h} \l \sinh \frac{x}{2}\r^2 \d y \\ &&&= \pi \left [\frac{y^2}{2} \right]_0^{h-1} + \pi \int_0^h \frac{-1+\cosh y}{2}\d y \\ &&&= \pi \frac{(h-1)^2}{2} + \pi \left [ -\frac{y}{2} +\frac{\sinh y}{2}\right]_0^h \\ &&&= \pi \frac{(h-1)^2}{2} -\pi \frac{h}{2} + \pi \frac{\sinh h}{2} \\ \Rightarrow && 0 &= h^2-2h+1-h+\sinh h -16 \\ &&&= h^2 -3h+\sinh h - 15 \\ \Rightarrow && 15 &= h^2 -3h+\sinh h \end{align*}