The volume of the spherical balloon is expressed as V = 4/3πr³ where r is the radius of the spherical balloon. If the spherical balloon is inflated with gas at the rate of 500 cubic centimetres per minute then dV/dt = 500cm³.
Using chain rule to express dV/dt;
dV/dt = dV/dr*dr/dt
dr/dt is the rate at which the radius of the gallon is increasing.
From the formula, dV/dr = 3(4/3πr^3-1))
dV/dr = 4πr²
dV/dt = 4πr² *dr/dt
500 = 4πr² *dr/dt
If radius r = 40;
500 = 4π(40)² *dr/dt
500 = 6400π*dr/dt
dr/dt = 500/6400π
dr/dt = 5/64π
dr/dt = 0.245cm/min
Hence, the radius of the balloon is increasing at the rate of 0.245cm/min
