A shrinking circular patch

A shrinking circular patch

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The area of a circular patch decreases at 6 cm2/s. Find the rate of change of its radius when the radius is 3 cm. Give an exact answer and explain its sign.

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Answer:\(-\dfrac1\pi\text{ cm/s}\)

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