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Question 239

A mechanical diaphragm for a high-precision camera lens controls light by opening a circular segment-shaped aperture. The aperture has a fixed radius of 4 cm and is defined by the central angle θ\thetaθ radians. As the shutter opens, θ\thetaθ increases at a constant rate of 0.4 radians per second. The area of the opening is A cm2A \text{ cm}^2A cm2.

a.

Show that

dAdθ=K(1−cos⁡θ) \frac{dA}{d\theta} = K(1 - \cos \theta) dθdA​=K(1−cosθ)

where KKK is a constant to be found.

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b.

Find the rate at which the area of the aperture is increasing when θ=3π4\theta = \frac{3\pi}{4}θ=43π​. Give your answer in the form a+b2 cm2s−1a + b\sqrt{2} \text{ cm}^2\text{s}^{-1}a+b2​ cm2s−1, where aaa and bbb are constants.

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