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2 cm of rain has fallen on a sq. km of land. Assuming that 50% of the raindrops could have been collected and contained in a pool having a 100 m x 10 m base, by what level would the water level in the pool have increased?

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(C) 10 m

(A) 120 cm²

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  1. Volume of rainfall.

    Area of land =1=1 km2=1000×1000=106^2=1000\times1000=10^6 m2^2.
    Depth =2=2 cm =0.02=0.02 m.

    V=106×0.02=2×104 m3.V=10^6\times0.02=2\times10^4\ \mathrm{m^3}.
  2. Volume collected.

    50%50\% of rainfall =0.5×2×104=104=0.5\times2\times10^4=10^4 m3^3.

  3. Base area of pool =100=100 m ×10\times10 m =103=10^3 m2^2.

  4. Water level rise.

    h=104103=10 m.h=\frac{10^4}{10^3}=10\ \mathrm{m}.

    (C) 10 m


  5. Let legs be aa cm and bb cm.

    Perimeter: a+b+26=60a+b+26=60.

    a+b=34 cm.a+b=34\ \mathrm{cm}.
  6. Pythagoras theorem.

    a2+b2=262=676.a^2+b^2=26^2=676.
  7. Square the sum.

    (a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2=342=1156.(a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2=34^2=1156.
  8. Substitute.

    676+2ab=1156.676+2ab=1156. 2ab=1156−676=480,ab=240.2ab=1156-676=480,\quad ab=240.
  9. Area.

    12ab=2402=120 cm2.\frac{1}{2}ab=\frac{240}{2}=120\ \mathrm{cm^2}.

    (A) 120 cm²


  10. Let rate of 1 man =m=m (work per day).

    Rate of 1 child =m2=\frac{m}{2}.

  11. Combined rate.

    12 men +8+8 children: 12m+8×m2=12m+4m=16m12m+8\times\frac{m}{2}=12m+4m=16m.

  12. Time given.

    16m×9=116m\times9=1.

    16m=19,m=1144.16m=\frac{1}{9},\quad m=\frac{1}{144}.
  13. Rate of 12 men =12m=12×1144=112=12m=12\times\frac{1}{144}=\frac{1}{12}.

  14. Days for 12 men.

    1112=12 days.\frac{1}{\frac{1}{12}}=12\ \mathrm{days}.

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