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The area of a circle is increasing at a rate of 
8pi square meters per hour.
At a certain instant, the area is 
36 pi square meters.
What is the rate of change of the circumference of the circle at that instant (in meters per hour)?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) 
4sqrt2
(B) 
12 pi
(C) 
(pi)/(6)
(D) 
(4pi)/(3)

The area of a circle is increasing at a rate of 8π 8 \pi square meters per hour.\newlineAt a certain instant, the area is 36π 36 \pi square meters.\newlineWhat is the rate of change of the circumference of the circle at that instant (in meters per hour)?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 42 4 \sqrt{2} \newline(B) 12π 12 \pi \newline(C) π6 \frac{\pi}{6} \newline(D) 4π3 \frac{4 \pi}{3}

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Q. The area of a circle is increasing at a rate of 8π 8 \pi square meters per hour.\newlineAt a certain instant, the area is 36π 36 \pi square meters.\newlineWhat is the rate of change of the circumference of the circle at that instant (in meters per hour)?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 42 4 \sqrt{2} \newline(B) 12π 12 \pi \newline(C) π6 \frac{\pi}{6} \newline(D) 4π3 \frac{4 \pi}{3}
  1. Find Radius of Circle: First, let's find the radius of the circle using the area formula A=πr2A = \pi \cdot r^2. We have A=36πA = 36\pi, so 36π=πr236\pi = \pi \cdot r^2.
  2. Calculate Circumference: Divide both sides by π\pi to get r2=36r^2 = 36. Then take the square root of both sides to find the radius r=6r = 6 meters.
  3. Use Rate of Change Formula: Now, let's find the circumference using the formula C=2πrC = 2 \cdot \pi \cdot r. Plugging in r=6r = 6, we get C=2π6=12πC = 2 \cdot \pi \cdot 6 = 12\pi meters.
  4. Solve for drdt\frac{dr}{dt}: To find the rate of change of the circumference, we'll use the relationship between the rate of change of the area and the rate of change of the radius. Since dAdt=8π\frac{dA}{dt} = 8\pi, and A=πr2A = \pi r^2, we can write dAdt=2πr(drdt)\frac{dA}{dt} = 2 \pi r \left(\frac{dr}{dt}\right).
  5. Calculate dCdt\frac{dC}{dt}: We know dAdt=8π\frac{dA}{dt} = 8\pi and r=6r = 6, so we can solve for drdt\frac{dr}{dt}: 8π=2π6(drdt)8\pi = 2 \cdot \pi \cdot 6 \cdot \left(\frac{dr}{dt}\right). Simplify to get drdt=8π12π=23\frac{dr}{dt} = \frac{8\pi}{12\pi} = \frac{2}{3} meters per hour.
  6. Calculate dCdt\frac{dC}{dt}: We know dAdt=8π\frac{dA}{dt} = 8\pi and r=6r = 6, so we can solve for drdt\frac{dr}{dt}: 8π=2×π×6×(drdt)8\pi = 2 \times \pi \times 6 \times (\frac{dr}{dt}). Simplify to get drdt=8π12π=23\frac{dr}{dt} = \frac{8\pi}{12\pi} = \frac{2}{3} meters per hour.Finally, the rate of change of the circumference (dCdt\frac{dC}{dt}) is given by dCdt=2×π×(drdt)\frac{dC}{dt} = 2 \times \pi \times (\frac{dr}{dt}). Plug in drdt=23\frac{dr}{dt} = \frac{2}{3} to get dCdt=2×π×(23)=4π3\frac{dC}{dt} = 2 \times \pi \times (\frac{2}{3}) = \frac{4\pi}{3} meters per hour.

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