Answer:
ai) 5pi
aii) 4.5pi
aiii) 4.1pi
b) 4pi
Explanation:
a) Area of a circle is given by pi×r^2.
The average rate of change of the area of a circle from r=b to r=a is (pi×b^2-pi×a^2)/(b-a).
Let's simplify this.
Factor pi from the terms in the numerator:
pi(b^2-a^2)/(b-a)
Factor the difference of squares in the numerator:
pi(b-a)(b+a)/(b-a)
"Cancel" common factor (b-a):
pi(b+a).
So let's write a conclusive statement about what we just came up with:
The average rate of change of the area of a circle from r=b to r=a is pi(b+a).
i) from 2 to 3 the average rate of change is pi(2+3)=5pi.
ii) from 2 to 2.5 the average rate of change is pi(2+2.5)=4.5pi.
from 2 to 2.1 the average rate of change is pi(2+2.1)=4.1pi.
b) It looks like a good guess at the instantaneous rate of change is 4pi following what the average rate of change of the area approached in parts i) through iii) as we got closer to making the other number 2.
Let's confirm by differentiating and then plugging in 2 for r.
A=pi×r^2
A'=pi×2r
At r=2, we have A'=pi×2(2)=4pi. It has been confirmed.