A spherical balloon is inflated with gas at the rate of 800 cubic centimeters per minute. Find the rates of change of the radius when r=30 cm and r=85 cm. Explain why the rate of change of the readius of the sphere is not constant even though dV/dt is a constant.

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A spherical balloon is inflated with gas at the rate of 800 cubic centimeters per minute. Find the rates of change of the radius when r=30 cm and r=85 cm.

Explain why the rate of change of the readius of the sphere is not constant even though dV/dt is a constant.

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