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The circumference of a circle is increasing at a rate of 
(pi)/(2) meters per hour.
At a certain instant, the circumference is 
12 pi meters.
What is the rate of change of the area of the circle at that instant (in square meters per hour)?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) 
(pi)/(4)
(B) 
36 pi
(C) 
3pi
(D) 6

The circumference of a circle is increasing at a rate of π2 \frac{\pi}{2} meters per hour.\newlineAt a certain instant, the circumference is 12π 12 \pi meters.\newlineWhat is the rate of change of the area of the circle at that instant (in square meters per hour)?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) π4 \frac{\pi}{4} \newline(B) 36π 36 \pi \newline(C) 3π 3 \pi \newline(D) 66

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Q. The circumference of a circle is increasing at a rate of π2 \frac{\pi}{2} meters per hour.\newlineAt a certain instant, the circumference is 12π 12 \pi meters.\newlineWhat is the rate of change of the area of the circle at that instant (in square meters per hour)?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) π4 \frac{\pi}{4} \newline(B) 36π 36 \pi \newline(C) 3π 3 \pi \newline(D) 66
  1. Find Circle Radius: First, let's find the radius of the circle using the circumference. The formula for circumference is C=2×π×rC = 2 \times \pi \times r, where CC is the circumference and rr is the radius.
  2. Calculate Rate of Change: Given C=12×πC = 12 \times \pi, we can solve for rr: 12×π=2×π×r12 \times \pi = 2 \times \pi \times r. Dividing both sides by 2×π2 \times \pi, we get r=6r = 6 meters.
  3. Derivative of Area: Now, we need to find the rate of change of the area. The area of a circle is given by A=πr2A = \pi \cdot r^2. To find the rate of change of the area, we'll use the derivative dAdt=2πrdrdt\frac{dA}{dt} = 2 \cdot \pi \cdot r \cdot \frac{dr}{dt}, where drdt\frac{dr}{dt} is the rate of change of the radius.
  4. Rate of Change Calculation: We know the circumference is increasing at a rate of π2\frac{\pi}{2} meters per hour, which means the radius is increasing at a rate of π4\frac{\pi}{4} meters per hour because drdt=dCdt/(2π)\frac{dr}{dt} = \frac{dC}{dt} / (2 \cdot \pi).
  5. Correcting Mistake: Substitute r=6r = 6 meters and drdt=π4\frac{dr}{dt} = \frac{\pi}{4} meters per hour into the derivative of the area: dAdt=2×π×6×π4\frac{dA}{dt} = 2 \times \pi \times 6 \times \frac{\pi}{4}.
  6. Correcting Mistake: Substitute r=6r = 6 meters and drdt=π4\frac{dr}{dt} = \frac{\pi}{4} meters per hour into the derivative of the area: dAdt=2π6π4\frac{dA}{dt} = 2 \cdot \pi \cdot 6 \cdot \frac{\pi}{4}.Simplify the expression: dAdt=2π6π4=3π2\frac{dA}{dt} = 2 \cdot \pi \cdot 6 \cdot \frac{\pi}{4} = 3 \cdot \pi^2 meters squared per hour.
  7. Correcting Mistake: Substitute r=6r = 6 meters and drdt=π4\frac{dr}{dt} = \frac{\pi}{4} meters per hour into the derivative of the area: dAdt=2π6π4\frac{dA}{dt} = 2 \cdot \pi \cdot 6 \cdot \frac{\pi}{4}.Simplify the expression: dAdt=2π6π4=3π2\frac{dA}{dt} = 2 \cdot \pi \cdot 6 \cdot \frac{\pi}{4} = 3 \cdot \pi^2 meters squared per hour.So, the rate of change of the area of the circle at that instant is 3π23 \cdot \pi^2 square meters per hour. But wait, there's a mistake here. We should not have π\pi squared in the final answer. Let's correct it.

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