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    Increasing/Decreasing composites functions

    Given that u(x) is always positive and u'(x) < 0, I need to find values of x so that f(x) and g(x) are increasing. f(x) = [u(x)]^2 and g(x) = u(u(x)). for f(x) is increasing when f'(x) > 0. so f'(x) = 2u(x) => 2u(x) > 0. would f(x) always be increasing since 2u(x) will always be increasing (...
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    What is the rate of change for a spherical raindrop's radius as it evaporates?

    well then, thanks again quasar. so was it irrelevant to ask to find the rate of change when the radius was 2, meaning its a constant rate of change when the volume and surface area decrease proportionally?
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    What is the rate of change for a spherical raindrop's radius as it evaporates?

    thanks quasar, with that information ill try the problem. \frac{dV}{dt}=\frac{dV}{dr}\frac{dr}{dt} Since \frac{dV}{dt}=-3A Then -3(4{\pi}r^2)=\frac{dV}{dr}\frac{dr}{dt} But now it seems if i differentiate the volume with respect to the radius ill get the equation for surface...
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    What is the rate of change for a spherical raindrop's radius as it evaporates?

    This is the problem as it appears in the text. "As a spherical raindrop evaporates, its volume changes at a rate proportional to its surface area A. If the constant of proportionality is 3, find the rate of change of the radius r when r=2." My first question is does the constant of...
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