When the height of the water is \(h,\) the radius of the top of the water is
\(\frac{2}{5}(20-h)\) and \(A_{w}=4 \pi(20-h)^{2} / 25 .\) The differential
equation is
\\[
\frac{d h}{d t}=-c \frac{A_{h}}{A_{w}} \sqrt{2 g h}=-0.6 \frac{\pi(2 /
12)^{2}}{4 \pi(20-h)^{2} / 25} \sqrt{64 h}=-\frac{5}{6}
\frac{\sqrt{h}}{(20-h)^{2}}
\\]
Separating variables and integrating we have
\\[
\frac{(20-h)^{2}}{\sqrt{h}} d h=-\frac{5}{6} d t \quad \text { and } \quad 800
\sqrt{h}-\frac{80}{3} h^{3 / 2}+\frac{2}{5} h^{5 / 2}=-\frac{5}{6} t+c
\\]
Using \(h(0)=20\) we find \(c=2560 \sqrt{5} / 3,\) so an implicit solution of the
initial-value problem is
\\[
800 \sqrt{h}-\frac{80}{3} h^{3 / 2}+\frac{2}{5} h^{5 / 2}=-\frac{5}{6}
t+\frac{2560 \sqrt{5}}{3}
\\]
To find the time it takes the tank to empty we set \(h=0\) and solve for \(t .\)
The tank empties in \(1024 \sqrt{5}\) seconds or 38.16 minutes. Thus, the tank
empties more slowly when the base of the cone is on the bottom.