A spherical raindrops evaporates at rate proportional to surface area?

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i want to find V(t)
At first i found this problem was very simple but when i try to write differential equations i ended up with these

V' = kA that's for sure

then i confined the problem only to spherical shape and no other shapes of raindrops involved

as i can't express A in term of V alone( surface area of sphere = 4∏r2, volume of sphere is 4/3∏r3 ) then i have to

use chain rule, dV/dt= dVdrdrdt substitute dV/dt from

V'=k4∏r2

i get

4∏r2r'= K4∏r2

r'=k

r = kt+c
r3 = (kt+c)3
4∏r3/3 = (kt+c)34∏/r=V(t)
im i correct? the answer to this problem is V'=kV2/3 I am not sure how they transform Area to variable V alone
 
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kochibacha said:
At first i found this problem was very simple but when i try to write differential equations i ended up with these

V' = kA that's for sure

then i confined the problem only to spherical shape and no other shapes of raindrops involved

as i can't express A in term of V alone( surface area of sphere = 4∏r2, volume of sphere is 4/3∏r3 ) then i have to

use chain rule, dV/dt= dVdrdrdt substitute dV/dt from

V'=k4∏r2

i get

4∏r2r'= K4∏r2

r'=k

im i correct? the answer to this problem is v'=kV2/3 I am not sure how they transform Area to variable V alone

<br /> \left(\frac{3V}{4\pi}\right)^{1/3} = r.<br /> Now substitute this into A = 4\pi r^2.
 
pasmith said:
<br /> \left(\frac{3V}{4\pi}\right)^{1/3} = r.<br /> Now substitute this into A = 4\pi r^2.

then how can u solve for V(t) ?
 
kochibacha said:
then how can u solve for V(t) ?

The ODE <br /> V&#039; = CV^{2/3}<br /> for constant C is separable. Divide both sides by V^{2/3} and then integrate with respect to t.
 
pasmith said:
The ODE <br /> V&#039; = CV^{2/3}<br /> for constant C is separable. Divide both sides by V^{2/3} and then integrate with respect to t.

i mean how they derive for v'=cv^2/3
 
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