How Fast Does Volume Increase When Air Expands Adiabatically?

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Homework Statement



When air expands adiabatically (without gaining or losing heat), its pressure P and volume V are related by the equation PV^1.14=C, where C is a constant. Suppose that at a certain instant the volume is 600 cm^3 and the pressure is 80 kPa and is decreasing at a rate of 10 kPa/min. At what rate is the volume increasing at this instant?


Homework Equations


dP/dt=-10
we want dV/dt when V=600 and P=80

The Attempt at a Solution


V=(1.4 root)(C/P)
80(600)^1.4=C
C=620157
dV/dt=1/1.4(C/P)^-0.4((cp'-pc')/p^2)dP/dt
=1/1.4(C/P)^-0.4((c10-0)/p^2)(-10)
then i plugged in P=80 and C=620157 to get an answer of 192.5 cm^3/min which was wrong.

Can anyone show we where I went wrong and how to get the proper solution?
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shaunanana said:

Homework Statement



When air expands adiabatically (without gaining or losing heat), its pressure P and volume V are related by the equation PV^1.14=C, where C is a constant. Suppose that at a certain instant the volume is 600 cm^3 and the pressure is 80 kPa and is decreasing at a rate of 10 kPa/min. At what rate is the volume increasing at this instant?


Homework Equations


dP/dt=-10
we want dV/dt when V=600 and P=80

The Attempt at a Solution

Error in next line. The constant is 1.14, not 1.4. Also, there are square roots, cube roots, fourth roots, and so on, but not 1.4 or 1.14 roots.
shaunanana said:
V=(1.4 root)(C/P)
80(600)^1.4=C
C=620157
dV/dt=1/1.4(C/P)^-0.4((cp'-pc')/p^2)dP/dt
=1/1.4(C/P)^-0.4((c10-0)/p^2)(-10)
then i plugged in P=80 and C=620157 to get an answer of 192.5 cm^3/min which was wrong.

Can anyone show we where I went wrong and how to get the proper solution?
=

PV1.14 = C, so V1.14 = C/P, so V = (C/P)1/1.14