Sonam K.
asked • 03/01/20Suppose oil spills from a ruptured tanker and spreads in a circular pattern. If the radius of the oil spill increases at a constant rate of 1 m/s, how fast is the area of the spill increasing when the radius is 37 m?
Edward C. answered • 03/01/20
Caltech Grad for math tutoring: Algebra through Calculus
There are 3 steps to solving this problem.
Write down the formula for the area of a circle.
Differentiate both sides of the formula with respect to time.
Plug in known values to find the answer.
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