Question
A spherical snowball is placed in the sun. The snowball melts so that it's surface area
decreases at a rate of 2 cm2
/min. Find the rate at which the diameter decreases when the
diameter is 8 cm.
decreases at a rate of 2 cm2
/min. Find the rate at which the diameter decreases when the
diameter is 8 cm.
Answers
Steve
A = πd^2
dA/dt = 2πd dd/dt
Now plug in your numbers and solve for dd/dt
dA/dt = 2πd dd/dt
Now plug in your numbers and solve for dd/dt