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A balloon remains spherical while inflated by $900$ cm$^3$/s of gas. When the radius is $15$ cm, the radius is increasing at the rate of
A$\dfrac{1}{\pi}$ cm/s
B$\dfrac{2}{\pi}$ cm/s
C$\dfrac{1}{2\pi}$ cm/s
D$\dfrac{3}{\pi}$ cm/s
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. $\dfrac{1}{\pi}$ cm/s
1. $V=\dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3$.
2. $\dfrac{dV}{dt}=4\pi r^2\dfrac{dr}{dt}$.
3. Set $=900$, $r=15$: $900=4\pi(225)\dfrac{dr}{dt}=900\pi\dfrac{dr}{dt}$.
4. $\dfrac{dr}{dt}=\dfrac{900}{900\pi}=\dfrac{1}{\pi}$.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Mathematics Ch 6 "Application of Derivatives", p.4_
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