A stone dropped into a still pond sends out a circular ripple whose radius increases at a constant rate of 2.6 ft/s.

Question

(a) How rapidly is the area enclosed by the ripple increasing when the radius is 4 feet?

The area is increasing at

Answer 1

area = π r^2
d(area)/dt = 2π r dr/dt
given: dr/dt = 2.6 , r = 4

d(area)/dt = .....

just plug in your values.
Mind the units

Answer 2

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