Find the rate of change of the area of a circle per second with respect to its radius $r$, when $r = 5$ cm.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → $10\pi \text{ cm}^2/\text{cm}$ ##
Given,
Area of a circle, $A = \pi r^2$.
Therefore, the rate of change of the area $A$ w.r.t. its radius $r$ is given by
$\frac{dA}{dr} = \frac{d}{dr}(\pi r^2) = 2\pi r$
When $r = 5$ cm, $\frac{dA}{dr} = 10\pi$
Thus, the area of the circle is changing at the rate of $10\pi \text{ cm}^2/\text{s}$.