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Ch. 3 - Derivatives
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Capitolo 3, Problema 3.95b

Right circular cylinder The total surface area S of a right circular cylinder is related to the base radius r and height h by the equation S = 2πr² + 2πrh.


b. How is dS/dt related to dh/dt if r is constant?

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Start by understanding the given formula for the total surface area of a right circular cylinder: \( S = 2\pi r^2 + 2\pi rh \). Here, \( r \) is the radius of the base, and \( h \) is the height of the cylinder.
Since \( r \) is constant, the term \( 2\pi r^2 \) is also constant, and its derivative with respect to time \( t \) is zero. Therefore, focus on differentiating the term \( 2\pi rh \) with respect to \( t \).
Apply the product rule to differentiate \( 2\pi rh \) with respect to \( t \). The product rule states that \( \frac{d}{dt}(uv) = u \frac{dv}{dt} + v \frac{du}{dt} \). Here, \( u = 2\pi r \) (a constant) and \( v = h \).
Differentiate \( 2\pi rh \) using the product rule: \( \frac{d}{dt}(2\pi rh) = 2\pi r \frac{dh}{dt} \). Since \( r \) is constant, \( \frac{dr}{dt} = 0 \), and the derivative simplifies to \( 2\pi r \frac{dh}{dt} \).
Thus, the rate of change of the surface area \( \frac{dS}{dt} \) with respect to time is directly proportional to the rate of change of the height \( \frac{dh}{dt} \), given by the expression \( \frac{dS}{dt} = 2\pi r \frac{dh}{dt} \).

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