Final answer:
To find the rate of change of the surface area of a cube, differentiate the formula for the surface area of a cube with respect to time. Then use the chain rule of differentiation to relate the change in volume to the change in side length. Finally, substitute the given values to find the rate of change of the side length.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the rate of change of the surface area of a cube, we need to differentiate the formula for the surface area of a cube with respect to time. The surface area (S) of a cube is given by the formula S = 6s^2, where s is the length of a side of the cube.
Given that the volume (V) of the cube is increasing at a constant rate of 824 cubic centimeters per minute, we can relate the change in volume (dV/dt) to the change in the side length (ds/dt) using the formula V = s^3.
Using the chain rule of differentiation, we have dV/dt = 3s^2 * ds/dt. Therefore, the rate of change of the side length (ds/dt) is dV/dt divided by 3s^2. Substituting the given values, we have ds/dt = (824 cm^3/min) / (3(683 cm^3)^(2/3)) = 0.139 cm/min (rounded to three decimal places).