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

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✅ Correct Option: 1

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

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