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An ice cube is melting, and the lengths of its sides are decreasing at a rate of 0.8 millimeters per minute At what rate is the volume of the ice cube decreasing when the lengths of the sides of the cube are equal to 18 millimeters? Give your answer correct to the nearest cubic millimeter per minute. Rate of decrease: millimeters3 per minute.

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MrRoyal

Answer:

The rate of decrease is: [tex]43.2mm^3/min[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]l = 18mm[/tex]

[tex]\frac{dl}{dt} = -0.8mm/min[/tex] ---- We used minus because the rate is decreasing

Required

Rate of decrease when: [tex]l = 18mm[/tex]

The volume of the cube is:

[tex]V = l^3[/tex]

Differentiate

[tex]\frac{dV}{dl} = 3l^2[/tex]

Make dV the subject

[tex]dV = 3l^2 \cdot dl[/tex]

Divide both sides by dt

[tex]\frac{dV}{dt} = 3l^2 \cdot \frac{dl}{dt}[/tex]

Given that: [tex]l = 18mm[/tex] and [tex]\frac{dl}{dt} = -0.8mm/min[/tex]

[tex]\frac{dV}{dt} = 3 * (18mm)^2 * (-0.8mm/min)[/tex]

[tex]\frac{dV}{dt} = 3 * 18 *-0.8mm^3/min[/tex]

[tex]\frac{dV}{dt} = -43.2mm^3/min[/tex]

Hence, the rate of decrease is: 43.2mm^3/min

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