Math Problem Statement

Carlos is blowing air into a spherical soap bubble at the rate of 10 cm3/sec. How fast is the radius of the bubble changing when the radius is 11 cm? (Round your answer to four decimal places.) .0066

Correct: Your answer is correct. cm/sec

How fast is the surface area of the bubble changing at that time? (Round your answer to one decimal places.)

Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. cm2/sec

Solution

To solve this problem, we need to find how fast the surface area of the bubble is changing when the radius is 11 cm, given that the volume of air is being blown into the bubble at a rate of dVdt=10cm3/sec\frac{dV}{dt} = 10 \, \text{cm}^3/\text{sec}.

Given:

  • Rate of change of volume: dVdt=10cm3/sec\frac{dV}{dt} = 10 \, \text{cm}^3/\text{sec}
  • Radius r=11cmr = 11 \, \text{cm}

Step 1: Relationship between volume and radius

The formula for the volume VV of a sphere is: V=43πr3V = \frac{4}{3}\pi r^3 Differentiating VV with respect to tt, we get: dVdt=4πr2drdt\frac{dV}{dt} = 4\pi r^2 \frac{dr}{dt} We can solve for drdt\frac{dr}{dt}: drdt=dVdt4πr2=104π(11)2\frac{dr}{dt} = \frac{\frac{dV}{dt}}{4\pi r^2} = \frac{10}{4\pi (11)^2}

Step 2: Calculate drdt\frac{dr}{dt}

Let's compute drdt\frac{dr}{dt}.The rate of change of the radius when the radius is 11 cm is approximately drdt=0.0066cm/sec\frac{dr}{dt} = 0.0066 \, \text{cm/sec}.

Step 3: Find the rate of change of the surface area

The formula for the surface area AA of a sphere is: A=4πr2A = 4\pi r^2 Differentiating AA with respect to tt, we have: dAdt=8πrdrdt\frac{dA}{dt} = 8\pi r \frac{dr}{dt} Let's calculate dAdt\frac{dA}{dt} using the values we have.The rate at which the surface area of the bubble is changing when the radius is 11 cm is approximately 1.8cm2/sec1.8 \, \text{cm}^2/\text{sec}.

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Related Questions:

  1. How does the rate of change of volume affect the surface area rate of change as the radius increases?
  2. What would be the rate of change of the surface area when the radius is doubled?
  3. How does the formula for surface area change with different shapes, like a cube or cylinder?
  4. How would the rate of change in radius differ if the volume change rate increased to 20 cm³/sec?
  5. Can you derive the formula for surface area starting from the volume of the sphere?

Tip:

In problems involving rates of change, always identify the relationship between the quantities first and differentiate carefully with respect to time.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Related Rates
Differentiation
Geometry of Spheres

Formulas

Volume of a sphere: V = (4/3)πr^3
Surface area of a sphere: A = 4πr^2
Rate of change of volume: dV/dt = 4πr^2(dr/dt)
Rate of change of surface area: dA/dt = 8πr(dr/dt)

Theorems

Chain Rule in Calculus

Suitable Grade Level

Grades 10-12