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Oil spilled from a ruptured tanker spreads in a circle whose area increases at a constant rate of 5.5 mi2/hr. How rapidly is radius of the s
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The radius will increase at the rate of 0.64 mi/hr
Explanation:
The area of a circle can be represented by A = π r² I
Differentiating both sides w.r.t time
[tex]\frac{dA}{dt}[/tex] = 2π r [tex]\frac{dr}{dt}[/tex] II
Dividing II by I , we have
[tex]\frac{dA}{A}[/tex] = 2 x [tex]\frac{dr}{r}[/tex]
substituting the values
[tex]\frac{dr}{r}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{5.5}{12}[/tex] = 0.46 mi per unit radius
or dr = 1.4 x 0.46 = 0.64 mi/hr
here 1.4 mi is the radius , when area of circle is 6 mi²