Ex: Determine the Work Required to Pump Water Out of Trough (Isosceles Triangle)

This video provides an example of how to determine how much work is required to pump water over the top of a trough that has a cross section of an isosceles triangle.

[eighthourlunch]

Is there a reason why you're representing the height with an x? I realize that you'll ultimately end with the same value, but it's a little confusing when the convention for vertical is y. At any rate, thanks for sharing your work.

[baileyharris]

Thank you so much for explaining how to do this problem! It saved me.

[TusharAnand]

Thank you so much for such a wonderful explanation...