Differentiation - Connected Rates of Change

Differentiation - Connected Rates of Change

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The total surface area of a square-based prism with a fixed height of \(8\) cm is decreasing at a constant rate of \(10\) \(\text{cm}^2/\text{s}\). Find the rate of change of the volume of the prism when the length of the side of the base square, \(x\), is \(6\) cm.

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Answer:\(-\dfrac{120}{7}\text{ cm}^3\text{ s}^{-1}\)

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