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Leaking oil forms a circle on the ground below that is growing at a rate of ten squareinches per minute. What is the rate of change of the radius of the circle when the radiusis 22 inches?

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Answer:
(5)/(22\pi) inches per minute

Explanation:


A=\pi r^2\\\\(dA)/(dt)=2\pi r (dr)/(dt)\\\\10=2 \pi \cdot 22 (dr)/(dt)\\\\(dr)/(dt)=(10)/(44\pi)=(5)/(22\pi)

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