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s2008m [1.1K]
3 years ago
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Suppose a tank leaks toxic chemicals. The area affected is a circle centered on the tank. When the spill is first noticed, the c

ircle has a radius of 60 meters. A response team arrives 70 minutes later, by which time the affected area has grown to a circle with a radius of 80 meters.
Required:
How rapidly was the radius of the spill changing between the time the spill was noticed and the arrival of the response team?
Mathematics
1 answer:
cricket20 [7]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

0.5 ft per min

Step-by-step explanation:

in 80 minutes the radius expanded by 40%

we can set up a proportion of percent change over minutes:

.4/80 = r/1

cross-multiply to get:

80r = .4

r = .005 or 1/2 of a foot per minute.

Hope It Helps :)

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