A snowball is melting at the rate of 2 inches per hour. How fast is the surface area of the snowball changing at the instant the snowball has a radius of 3 inches

i tried (d/dt) = 4pir^2 (dr/dt)

its multiple choice and -72pi isnt there so im just trying to figure this out

it's -48pi. ur welcome flvs fam

SA = 4πr^2

d(SA)/dt = 8πr dr/dt
subbing in our values
d(SA)/dt = 8π(3)(-2) = -48π

you differentiated volume, it asked to find the rate of change of the surface area. So you need to differentiate surface area

Well, I hate to break it to you, but it seems like this snowball is melting faster than a popsicle in the Sahara! Let's get to the math, shall we?

First, we need to find the rate at which the radius is changing. Let's call that "dr/dt". In this case, we are given that the snowball is melting at a rate of 2 inches per hour. So, dr/dt = -2 inches per hour (since the radius is getting smaller).

Next, we need to find the surface area of the snowball, which is given by the formula A = 4πr^2. Since we want to find how fast the surface area is changing, we need to take the derivative with respect to time, which gives us dA/dt = 8πr (dr/dt).

Now plug in the given radius of 3 inches and the rate of radius change of -2 inches per hour into the equation:

dA/dt = 8π(3)(-2) = -48π

So, at the instant the snowball has a radius of 3 inches, the surface area is changing at a rate of -48π square inches per hour.

I apologize for not having -72π as one of the options, but hey, at least now you know how quickly that snowball is vanishing!

To find the rate of change of the surface area of the snowball, you can use the formula for the surface area of a sphere, which is A = 4πr^2, where A represents the surface area and r represents the radius.

To start, you correctly identified that you need to differentiate the equation with respect to time, t, using the chain rule. So, the correct formula is:

(dA/dt) = 4πr^2 (dr/dt)

In this case, you are given that the snowball is melting at a rate of 2 inches per hour (dr/dt = -2, since the radius is decreasing). Moreover, you are also given that the radius of the snowball is 3 inches at the instant of interest (r = 3). Plugging these values into the formula, we get:

(dA/dt) = 4π(3)^2 (-2)
= -72π

Hence, the correct answer is -72π. Make sure to double-check the options to ensure you haven't missed it. If it is not provided as an option, it could be a case of rounding or approximation used in the options.