The area of a circular pond is increasing uniformly at
MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus AB · Contextual Applications of Differentiation · Contextual Applications of Differentiation
Problem
The area of a circular pond is increasing uniformly at 120m2/min. At the instant when the radius of the pond is 15m,
(a) calculate the rate at which the radius is increasing,
(b) determine the rate of change of the circumference at the same instant.
Give each answer correct to two decimal places and include appropriate units.