What is the rate of change for the radius of a growing sphere after six weeks?

[phil ess]

Homework Statement

An orange is spherical. Suppose it grows so that its volume increases at an average rate of 4cm^3/day. Determine the rate at which the radius of the orange is changing six weeks after it begins growing.

So we are given dV/dt = 4 and looking at t = 42 days

Homework Equations

V = 4/3(pi*r^3) for vol of sphere

The Attempt at a Solution

Im looking for dr/dt at 42 days.

dV/dt = dV/dr * dr/dt

dV/dt = 4 and dV/dr = 4pi*r^2 (derivative of V = 4/3(pi*r^3))

dV/dt = dV/dr * dr/dt
4 = 4pi*r^2 * dr/dt
dr/dt = 1/(pi*r^2) (divided 4pi*r^2 and reduce 4)

But I don't know where to go from here. I need a radius at 42 days but if I just use the 4cm^3/day then i end up with 1.13x10^-5 as the rate which doesn't seem to make sense. Also it would then seem as though the orange started with a radius of 0 which is dumb.

 

[phil ess]

Ok I've got it. Just had to find volume at 42 days using dV/dt and then find r with the volume formula. Forgot that 4cm^3/day was volume and not radius (doh).