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A spherical iron ball 10 ~cm in radius is coated with a layer of ice of uniform thickness than melts at a rate of 50 ~cm^3 / min. When the thickness…

JEE Main 2005 — Mathematics Calculus

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A spherical iron ball 10 cm10 \mathrm{~cm}10 cm in radius is coated with a layer of ice of uniform thickness than melts at a rate of 50 cm3/min50 \mathrm{~cm}^3 / \mathrm{min}50 cm3/min. When the thickness of ice is 5 cm5 \mathrm{~cm}5 cm, then the rate at which the thickness of ice decreases, is

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Held on 30 Apr 2005 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    136πcm/min\frac{1}{36 \pi} \mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{min}36π1​cm/min

  2. B

    118πcm/min\frac{1}{18 \pi} \mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{min}18π1​cm/min

  3. C

    154πcm/min\frac{1}{54 \pi} \mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{min}54π1​cm/min

  4. D

    56πcm/min⁡\frac{5}{6 \pi} \mathrm{cm} / \min6π5​cm/min

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