C4 June 2014 (R) Q5

EdexcelOld spec6 marksDifferentiation

5. At time \(t\) seconds the radius of a sphere is \(r\) cm, its volume is \(V\) cm3 and its surface area is \(S\) cm2.
[You are given that \(V = \dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3\) and that \(S = 4\pi r^2\)]

The volume of the sphere is increasing uniformly at a constant rate of 3 cm3 s−1.

(a) Find \(\dfrac{\mathrm{d}r}{\mathrm{d}t}\) when the radius of the sphere is 4 cm, giving your answer to 3 significant figures. (4)
(b) Find the rate at which the surface area of the sphere is increasing when the radius is 4 cm. (2)