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Calc Help! Related Rates Homework?

I'm having trouble figuring out this problem on my calc homework.. please help!

The area of a cone is 1/3*pi*r^2*h. The height and radius of the cone increase at a constant rate of 1/2 when r=9 and h=6. How fast is volume changing?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    v = 1/3*pi*r^2*h

    dv/dt = 1/3*pi*(2r*h*dr/dt + r^2*dh/dt)

    dv/dt = 1/3*pi*(2*9*6*1/2 + 9^2*1/2)

    dv/dt = 98.96

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

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