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Air is pumped into a spherical balloon so that its volume increases at 200 cm3/s. How fast is the radius increasing when the diameter is 20 cm?

  1. 1/2π cm/s 0.159 cm/s
  2. 1/π cm/s
  3. 0.5 cm/s
  4. 0.318 cm/s

Answer

A. 1/2π cm/s 0.159 cm/s

Solution

At diameter 20, r=10. dV/dt=4π r2dr/dt. 200=4π(100)dr/dt dr/dt=1/2π 0.159 cm/s.

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