Thread: Calculate the side of the cube

The volume of a cube increases by 2.0 m^3 / s, With what speed does the cube's side changes when the side is 6.0 m?

Thx for any help I can get here!

Originally Posted by Aiyla

The volume of a cube increases by 2.0 m^3 / s, With what speed does the cube's side changes when the side is 6.0 m?

Thx for any help I can get here!

We are given dV/dt = 2.0 We want dL/dt (L is length of side) Use dL/dt = dV/dt*dL/dV V=L^3 dV/dL =3L^2 So dL/dV = 1/(3L^2)

Originally Posted by Aiyla

The volume of a cube increases by 2.0 m^3 / s, With what speed does the cube's side changes when the side is 6.0 m?

Thx for any help I can get here!

I hope you know basic calculus. I am answering your question with it.

Let the volume and a side of a cube be V m³ & a m. respectively.

So, V=a³

Now differentiate both sides with respect to time t.

i.e. dV/dt = 3a²da/dt

We have to find da/dt while a=6 & we know dV/dt=2.

i.e. 2 = 3 x 6² x da/dt.

or, da/dt = 2/(3 x 36) = 1/54 m/s.

We know that . Differentiating both sides with respect to time t,



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