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The radius of a sphere is increasing at a rate of 5 mm/s. How fast is the volume increasing (in mm3/s) when the diameter is 40 mm
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The radius of a sphere is increasing at a rate of 5 mm/s. How fast is the volume increasing (in mm3/s) when the diameter is 40 mm
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2021-07-17T06:42:34+00:00
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Answer:
8000π mm^3/s ≈ 25,133 mm^3/s
Step-by-step explanation:
The rate of change of volume is found by differentiating the volume formula with respect to time.
V = 4/3πr^3
V’ = 4πr^2·r’
For the given numbers, this is …
V’ = 4π(20 mm)^2·(5 mm/s) = 8000π mm^3/s ≈ 25,133 mm^3/s
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Additional comment
By comparing the derivative to the area formula for a sphere, you see that the rate of change of volume is the product of the area and the rate of change of radius. This sort of relationship will be seen for a number of different shapes.