Finding rate of change
Finding rate of change
Last updated at August 13, 2026 by Teachoo
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Ex 6.1, 1 Find the rate of change of the area of a circle with respect to its radius r when (a) r = 3 cm (b) r = 4 cmLet Radius of circle = š & Area of circle = A We need to find rate of change of Area w. r. t Radius i.e. we need to calculate š šØ/š š We know that Area of Circle = A = ćššć^2 Finding š šØ/š š šš“/šš = (š (ćššć^2 ))/šš šš“/šš = š (šć(šć^2))/šš šš“/šš = š(2š) š šØ/š š = šš š When r = 3 cm šš“/šš = 2Ļr Putting r = 3 cm ā šš“/ššā¤|_(š = 3)= 2Ļ Ć 3 ā šš“/ššā¤|_(š = 3) = 6Ļ Since Area is in cm2 & radius is in cm šš“/šš = 6Ļ cm2/cm Hence, Area is increasing at the rate of 6Ļ cm2/ cm when r = 3 cm (ii) When r = 4 cm šš“/šš = 2Ļr Putting r = 4 cm šš“/šš = 2Ļ Ć 4 šš“/šš = 8Ļ Since Area is in cm2 & radius is in cm š šØ/š š = 8Ļ cm2/cm Hence, Area is increasing at the rate of 8Ļ cm2/cm when r = 4 cm