Diameter of the hemisphere is
cm.
Radius of the basin is
cm.
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Basin is being filled with water at a rate of
L/min.
.
.
Volume of the water at height
is given by
.
Consider
.
Substitute
in above expression.
.
Differentiate on each side with respect to
.

When the hemispherical basin is half full, then
.
Substitute
in
.
.
Substitute
and
in (1).

Rate at which the water is rising in the basin when it is half full is
cm/min.
Rate at which the water is rising in the basin when it is half full is
cm/min.