The radius of a circular oil spill is decreasing at a rate of 0.5 m/min when the…

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Problem

The radius of a circular oil spill is decreasing at a rate of 0.5 m/min when the radius is 4 m. Indicate whether the area of the spill is increasing or decreasing at that instant and state the sign of

\dfrac{dA}{dt}

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