A spherical balloon is inflated with gas at a rate of 500 cubic centimeters per minute. (a) How fast is the radius of the balloon changing at the instant the radius is 20 centimeters? 0.099 cm/min (b) How fast is the radius of the balloon changing at the instant the radius is 50 centimeters? cm/min
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