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Problem
A right circular cylinder changes shape while keeping its volume constant at
100
cm
3
100\,\text{cm}^3
100
cm
3
. The radius
r
(
t
)
r(t)
r
(
t
)
and height
h
(
t
)
h(t)
h
(
t
)
satisfy
π
r
2
h
=
100
\pi r^2 h = 100
π
r
2
h
=
100
. At an instant when
r
=
2
cm
r = 2\,\text{cm}
r
=
2
cm
and
d
r
d
t
=
−
0.05
cm/s
\displaystyle \frac{dr}{dt} = -0.05\,\text{cm/s}
d
t
d
r
=
−
0.05
cm/s
, calculate
d
h
d
t
\displaystyle \frac{dh}{dt}
d
t
d
h
at that instant (include units).
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