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The radius of a sphere is increasing at a rate of 3 mm/s. How fast is the volume increasing when the diameter is 60 mm

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Answer:

The volume is increasing at a rate of 33929.3 cubic millimeters per second.

Explanation:

Volume of a sphere:

The volume of a sphere of radius r is given by:


V = (4\pi r^3)/(3)

In this question:

We have to derivate V and r implicitly in function of time, so:


(dV)/(dt) = 4\pi r^2(dr)/(dt)

The radius of a sphere is increasing at a rate of 3 mm/s.

This means that
(dr)/(dt) = 3

How fast is the volume increasing when the diameter is 60 mm?

Radius is half the diameter, so
r = 30. We have to find
(dV)/(dt). So


(dV)/(dt) = 4\pi r^2(dr)/(dt)


(dV)/(dt) = 4\pi (30)^2(3) = 33929.3

The volume is increasing at a rate of 33929.3 cubic millimeters per second.

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