The volume of a cube of melting ice is increasing at 48 cm /s because liquid water is…

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus AB · Contextual Applications of Differentiation · Contextual Applications of Differentiation

Problem

The volume of a cube of melting ice is increasing at 48 cm

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/s because liquid water is refreezing onto its surface. How fast is the length of an edge increasing at the instant when the edge length is 4 cm? Include units.

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