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Find the time needed to pump out half the water in a water tank.

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The tank is filled with water to a height h, meters, so you decide to empty it by letting the water flow steadily from an opening at the side of the tank, located near the bottom. The cross-sectional area of the tank is A1 square meters, while that of the opening is A2 square meters. How much time it would take to pump out half the water.

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