1.17: Rates of change for two cubes

4PM1/1R/November/2020 — Question 7 · 9 marks

The length of each side of a cube S1\displaystyle S_1 is increasing at a constant rate of 0.1 m s−1\displaystyle 0.1\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}.
(a) Find, in m3s−1\displaystyle \mathrm{m}^3\mathrm{s}^{-1}, the rate of increase of its volume when the side length is 2 m\displaystyle 2\,\mathrm{m}.
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The total surface area of a different cube S2\displaystyle S_2 is increasing at a constant rate of 0.05 m2s−1\displaystyle 0.05\,\mathrm{m}^2\mathrm{s}^{-1}.
(b) Find, in m3s−1\displaystyle \mathrm{m}^3\mathrm{s}^{-1}, the rate of increase of its volume when the side length is 6 m\displaystyle 6\,\mathrm{m}.
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