Multiple Dimensions - Starting Out With 2

Calculus Level 1

Consider a circle with radius r r and area of f ( r ) f(r) . What does f ( r ) f'(r) represent?


This problem is part of Calvin's set Fun In Multiple Dimensions .

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Diameter Area Perimeter Radius

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Gaurav Pathak
May 14, 2014

The area of the circle is given by, f ( r ) = π r 2 t h u s , f ( r ) = d ( π r 2 ) d r = 2 π r w h i c h i s n o t h i n g b u t t h e c i r c u m f e r e n c e a n d h e n c e t h e p e r i m e t e r . f(r)\quad =\quad \pi { r }^{ 2 }\\ thus,\quad f'(r)\quad =\quad \frac { d(\pi { r }^{ 2 }) }{ dr } \quad =\quad 2\pi r\\ which\quad is\quad nothing\quad but\quad the\quad circumference\quad and\quad hence\quad the\quad perimeter.

ah..damn easy

Max B - 7 years ago
Albert Han
May 19, 2014

To prove this without actually differentiate it, we can use visualization that the picture gave. The f ( r ) f'(r) represents the change of the area of the circle at certain radius, r r . Then, by slightly increasing the radius of the circle, you add a slight area that was just outside of the current area of the circle, as the shaded picture above shows. Then, if the increase of the radius, or d r dr , gets smaller and smaller, the added area is infinitesimal, so that it is basically the perimeter of a circle.

Area of circle= pie * r^2.. When you differentiate it you'll get 2 * pie * r which is nothing but circumference or perimeter of circle.

its the reverse way..... when we calculate area of infitisemal thichness dr the area is dA=perimeter dr i.e dA=2 Pi r*dr...thus dA/dr=perimeter

Bhatt Sharad - 7 years ago

Exactly.It is a very good and beautiful interpretation and shows the ultimate reality!!!

Ram Hegde - 7 years ago

Circumference

Eslam Mahmoud - 7 years ago
Ayan Naungayan
May 21, 2014

<3 its perimeter.

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