41. Body surface area. Certain chemotherapy dosages depend on a patient's surface area. According to the Mosteller model, Vhw 60 where h is the patient's height in centimeters, w is the patient's weight in kilograms, and S is the approximation of the patient's surface area in square meters. (Source: www.halls.md.) Assume that Kim's height is a constant 165 cm, but she is losing weight. If she loses 2 kg per month, how fast is her surface area decreasing at the in- stant she weighs 70 kg?

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41. Body surface area. Certain chemotherapy dosages
depend on a patient's surface area. According to the
Mosteller model,
Vhw
60
where h is the patient's height in centimeters, w is the
patient's weight in kilograms, and S is the approximation
of the patient's surface area in square meters. (Source:
www.halls.md.) Assume that Kim's height is a constant
165 cm, but she is losing weight. If she loses 2 kg per
month, how fast is her surface area decreasing at the in-
stant she weighs 70 kg?
Transcribed Image Text:41. Body surface area. Certain chemotherapy dosages depend on a patient's surface area. According to the Mosteller model, Vhw 60 where h is the patient's height in centimeters, w is the patient's weight in kilograms, and S is the approximation of the patient's surface area in square meters. (Source: www.halls.md.) Assume that Kim's height is a constant 165 cm, but she is losing weight. If she loses 2 kg per month, how fast is her surface area decreasing at the in- stant she weighs 70 kg?
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