Mark the correct alternative in the following: Each side of an equilateral triangle is increasing at the rate of 8 cm/hr. The rate of increase of its area when side is 2 cm, is

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

The area of an equilateral triangle, with side a, is defined as

– (1)

Given that and a=2cm, we have to calculate

Differentiating (1) with respect to t, we get

Substituting the values, we get

Mark the correct alternative in the following:Each side of an equilateral triangle is increasing at the rate of 8 cm/hr. The rate of increase of its area when side is 2 cm, is

Mark the correct alternative in the following:
Each side of an equilateral triangle is increasing at the rate of 8 cm/hr. The rate of increase of its area when side is 2 cm, is