A right circular cylinder has fixed volume

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Problem

A right circular cylinder has fixed volume 500 cm3500\text{ cm}^3. The radius rr of the base is increasing at 0.20 cm/s0.20\text{ cm/s}. What is the instantaneous rate of change of the height hh when the radius is 3.0 cm3.0\text{ cm}? (a) 2.4 cm/s2.4\text{ cm/s} (b) −1.2 cm/s-1.2\text{ cm/s} (c) −2.4 cm/s-2.4\text{ cm/s} (d) −0.24 cm/s-0.24\text{ cm/s}

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