Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Derivatives - 3.11 Related Rates - 3.11 Execises - Page 227: 1

Answer

If the radius changes at $\frac{dr}{dt}$, then the area changes at the rate $2\pi r\frac{dr}{dt}$.

Work Step by Step

The area of a circle of radius $r$ is $A(r)=\pi r^2$. If the radius $r=r(t)$ changes with time, then the area of circle is a function $r$ and $r$ is a function of time $t$. So ultimately $A$ is a function of $t$. If the radius changes at $\frac{dr}{dt}$, then the area changes at the rate $2\pi r\frac{dr}{dt}$.
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