Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.1 - Tangents and the Derivative at a Point - Exercises 3.1 - Page 109: 32

Answer

$16\pi$

Work Step by Step

Let us consider the function of the volume of the ball with a radius $r$ be $f(r)=(\dfrac{4}{3})\pi r^3$ The rate of change of the volume $V$ of the ball with respect to $r=2$ is defined as the derivative $f'(2)$ This implies that $f'(2)=\lim_{h\to 0}\dfrac{f(h+2)-f(2)}{h}=\lim\limits_{h\to 0}\dfrac{\dfrac{4}{3}\pi(h+2)^3-\dfrac{4}{3}\pi \times2^3}{h}=\lim\limits_{h\to 0}(\dfrac{4}{3}\pi h^2+8\pi h+16\pi)$ Hence, $f'(2)=\dfrac{4}{3}\pi(0)^2+8\pi(0)+16\pi=16\pi$
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