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A balloon, which always remains spherical on inflation, is being inflated by pumping in 900 cubic centimeters of gas per second. The rate at which the radius of the balloon increases when the radius is 15 cm, is:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

From V=43πr3V=\frac43\pi r^3, dVdt=4πr2drdt\frac{dV}{dt}=4\pi r^2\frac{dr}{dt}. Putting dVdt=900\frac{dV}{dt}=900 and r=15r=15: 900=900πdrdt900=900\pi\frac{dr}{dt}, so drdt=1π=722\frac{dr}{dt}=\frac{1}{\pi}=\frac{7}{22} cm/s.

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