Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.8 - Related Rates - Exercises 3.8 - Page 162: 20

Answer

$\dfrac{dA}{dt}=\pi\dfrac{cm^2}{min}$

Work Step by Step

Given: $\frac{dr}{dt}=0.01\frac{cm}{min}$ AND radius, $r=50 cm$; Area, $A=\pi r^2$ Now, on differentiating both sides, we get: $\dfrac{dA}{dt}=2\pi r \frac{dr}{dt}$ when $r=50cm$, thus: This implies $\dfrac{dA}{dt}=2\pi (50)\times 0.01$ or, $\frac{dA}{dt}=\pi\frac{cm^2}{min}$ Hence, $\dfrac{dA}{dt}=\pi\dfrac{cm^2}{min}$
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