Problem

(a) If $A$ is the area of a circle with radius $r$ and the circle expands as time passes, find $\frac{d A}{d t}$ in terms of $\frac{d r}{d t}$.
\[
\frac{d A}{d t}=\left(\square \frac{d r}{d t}\right.
\]
(b) Suppose oil spills from a ruptured tanker and spreads in a circular pattern. If the radius of the oil spill increases at a constant rate of $2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$, exactly how fast (in $\mathrm{m}^{2} / \mathrm{s}$ ) is the area of the spill increasing when the radius is $33 \mathrm{~m}$ ?

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Thus, the rate of change of the area of the oil spill with respect to time when the radius is \(33 \mathrm{~m}\) is \(\boxed{132\pi \mathrm{~m}^{2} / \mathrm{s}}\).

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Step 1 :The area of a circle is given by the formula \(A = \pi r^2\). We are asked to find \(\frac{d A}{d t}\), the rate of change of the area with respect to time.

Step 2 :Taking the derivative of both sides of the area formula with respect to time \(t\), we get \(\frac{d A}{d t} = 2\pi r \frac{d r}{d t}\).

Step 3 :So, \(\frac{d A}{d t} = 2\pi r \frac{d r}{d t}\) is the rate of change of the area of the circle with respect to time in terms of \(\frac{d r}{d t}\).

Step 4 :For the second part of the question, we are given that the radius of the oil spill increases at a constant rate of \(2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\), so \(\frac{d r}{d t} = 2\).

Step 5 :We are asked to find how fast the area of the spill is increasing when the radius is \(33 \mathrm{~m}\). We can substitute these values into the formula we derived earlier.

Step 6 :Substituting \(r = 33\) and \(\frac{d r}{d t} = 2\) into the formula, we get \(\frac{d A}{d t} = 2\pi (33) (2)\).

Step 7 :Solving this, we get \(\frac{d A}{d t} = 132\pi \mathrm{~m}^{2} / \mathrm{s}\).

Step 8 :So, the area of the oil spill is increasing at a rate of \(132\pi \mathrm{~m}^{2} / \mathrm{s}\) when the radius is \(33 \mathrm{~m}\).

Step 9 :Finally, we check our answer. The units are correct (\(\mathrm{m}^{2} / \mathrm{s}\)), and the rate of change of the area is positive, which makes sense because the oil spill is expanding. Therefore, our answer is reasonable.

Step 10 :Thus, the rate of change of the area of the oil spill with respect to time when the radius is \(33 \mathrm{~m}\) is \(\boxed{132\pi \mathrm{~m}^{2} / \mathrm{s}}\).

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