If a circular iron sheet of radius $30 \mathrm{~cm}$ is heated such that its area increases at the uniform…

If a circular iron sheet of radius $30 \mathrm{~cm}$ is heated such that its area increases at the uniform rate of $6 \pi \mathrm{cm}^2 / \mathrm{hr}$, then the rate (in $\mathrm{mm} / \mathrm{hr}$ ) at which the radius of the circular sheet increases is
  1. $1.0$
  2. $0.1$
  3. $1.1$
  4. $2.0$

Solution

Let $A=\pi r^2$. $ \begin{aligned} \frac{d A}{d t} & =2 \pi r \cdot \frac{d r}{d t} \\ 6 \pi & =2 \pi(30) \cdot \frac{d r}{d t} \\ \Rightarrow \quad \frac{3}{30}= & \frac{d r}{d t} \Rightarrow \frac{d r}{d t}=\frac{1}{10}=0.1 \end{aligned} $ Thus, the rate at which the radius of the circular sheet increases is $0.1$

Asked in: JEE Main 2012 (07 May Online)

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