Related rates and the volume of spheres

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Homework Statement

The volume of a spherical balloon is increasing at a rate of 4m^3/min. How fast is the surface area increasing when the radius is three meters?

Homework Equations

V=4/3piR^3
A=4piR^2

The Attempt at a Solution

V=s.a.*R/3
dv/dt=d(s.a.R/3)/dt
dv/dt=(d(s.a.R/3)/dR)*(dR/dt)

 

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Try this

\frac{dV}{dt} = \frac{d}{dt}(\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3)

\frac{dA}{dt} = \frac{d}{dt}(4\pi r^2)

Knowing that

\frac{dV}{dt} = 4 \ m^3 \ min^{-1}

And

r = 3 \ m

It's a simple plug-in values problem, solve the first equation for dr/dt then plug-in the value found into the second equation in order to find dA/dt, there's no mistake.

Give it a try.