The diagram below shows the graph of \(y-x^2+1\). Points \(P\) and \(Q\) lie on the \(x\)-axis such that their coordinates are \((-3,0)\) and \((q,0)\) respectively. \(R\) is a point on the curve such that \(QR\) is parallel to the \(y\)-axis. If \(q\) is increasing at a rate of \(2\) units per second, calculate the rate at which the area of \(\Delta PQR\) is increasing at the instant when \(q\) is \(4\) units.

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