A spherical iron ball 8cm in diameter is coated with a layer of ice of uniform thickness. If the ice melts at the uniform rate of 10cm3/min. how fast is the thickness decreasing at the instant when it is 2cm thick? Show detailed solution. (Draw the illustration of the given problem)

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A spherical iron ball 8cm in diameter is coated with a layer of ice of uniform

thickness. If the ice melts at the uniform rate of 10cm3/min. how fast is the

thickness decreasing at the instant when it is 2cm thick? Show detailed solution. (Draw the illustration of the given problem)

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