Applications Of Derivatives Question 169

Question: The rate of change of the surface area of a sphere of radius r when the radius is increasing at the rate of 2 cm/sec is proportional to

[Karnataka CET 2003]

Options:

A) $ \frac{1}{r} $

B) $ \frac{1}{r^{2}} $

C) $ \because $ Surface area $ s=4\pi r^{2} $ and $ \frac{dr}{dt}=2 $ \ $ \frac{ds}{dt}=4\pi \times 2r\frac{dr}{dt} $ = $ 8\pi r\times 2=16\pi r $

therefore $ \frac{ds}{dt}\propto r $ .

D) $ r^{2} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ r $