The volume of sphere is increasing at the rate of 1200 $\mathrm{cu} \mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{s}$. The rate of…

The volume of sphere is increasing at the rate of 1200 $\mathrm{cu} \mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{s}$. The rate of increase in its surface area when the radius is $10 \mathrm{~cm}$ is
  1. $120 \mathrm{sq} \mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{s}$
  2. $240 \mathrm{sq} \mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{s}$
  3. $200 \mathrm{sq} \mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{s}$
  4. $100 \mathrm{sq} \mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{s}$

Solution

Let $V$ be the volume, $S$ be the surface area and $r$ be the radius of the sphere. It is given that, $\frac{d V}{d t}=1200 \mathrm{cu} \mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{s}$ and $r=10 \mathrm{~cm}$ Now, Volume of sphere $=V=\frac{4}{3} \pi r^3$ $\begin{aligned} & \therefore \quad \frac{d V}{d t}=\frac{4}{3} \pi 3 r^2 \frac{d r}{d t} \\ & 1200=4 \pi(10)^2 \frac{d r}{d t} \\ & \frac{d r}{d t}=\frac{3}{\pi} \end{aligned}$ and Surface Area of sphere, $\begin{aligned} & S=4 \pi r^2=\frac{d S}{d t}=4 \pi \cdot 2 r \frac{d r}{d t} \\ & \Rightarrow \quad \frac{d S}{d t}=4 \pi \cdot 2(10) \frac{d r}{d t} \\ & \Rightarrow \quad \frac{d S}{d t}=4 \pi \cdot 2 \times 10\left(\frac{3}{\pi}\right) \\ & \therefore \quad \frac{d S}{d t}=240 \mathrm{sq} \mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{s} \end{aligned}$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2015

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