A snowball has a radius of 3 inches. Assume the rate with which the volume of the snowball melts is proportional to its surface area. If, after 1 hour, the radius of the snowball is 2.9 inches, predict what the radius will be after one day. using separation of ordinary differential equations
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To solve this problem using separation of ordinary differential equations, we need to determine the relationship between the volume, surface area, and radius of the snowball.
The volume of a sphere can be calculated using the formula: V = (4/3)πr^3, where V is the volume and r is the radius.
The surface area of a sphere can be calculated using the formula: A = 4πr^2, where A is the surface area and r is the radius.
Given that the rate at which the volume of the snowball melts is proportional to its surface area, we can express this relationship as:
dV/dt = k * A
where dV/dt is the rate of change of the volume with respect to time, k is the proportionality constant, and A is the surface area.
We can substitute the formulas for V and A into the equation above:
dV/dt = k * (4πr^2)
Now, we need to further express the rate of change of the volume in terms of the rate of change of the radius. To do this, we can use the chain rule:
dV/dt = (dV/dr) * (dr/dt)
We can find (dV/dr) by differentiating the volume formula with respect to the radius:
(dV/dr) = 4π * (3r^2)
We can now substitute this expression into the original equation:
4π * (3r^2) * (dr/dt) = k * (4πr^2)
Cancel out the common terms:
3 * (dr/dt) = k
Now, we have a separable equation that we can solve. Separating the variables:
(dr/dt) = k/3
Integrating both sides:
∫ dr = ∫ k/3 dt
Integrating:
r = (k/3) * t + C
where C is the constant of integration.
Given that after 1 hour, the radius of the snowball is 2.9 inches, we can substitute t = 1 and r = 2.9 into the equation above:
2.9 = (k/3) * 1 + C
Simplifying:
C = 2.9 - k/3
Now, let's predict the radius after one day, which is 24 hours. Substituting t = 24 into the equation:
r = (k/3) * 24 + (2.9 - k/3)
Simplifying:
r = 8k + (8.7 - k/3)
At this point, we don't have enough information about the proportionality constant k to find the exact radius after one day. We need either the value of k or additional information to determine the radius.
Therefore, with the given information, we cannot predict what the radius will be after one day using separation of ordinary differential equations.