A spherical snowball melts so that its volume decreases at a rate of two cubic centimeters per minute. How fast is the radius changing when it is five centimeters? (Note: the volume of a sphere is V = (4/3)(pi)r3

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A spherical snowball melts so that its volume decreases at a rate of two cubic centimeters per minute. How fast is the radius changing when it is five centimeters? (Note: the volume of a sphere is V = (4/3)(pi)r3

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