The radius of the base of a cylinder is increasing at a rate of 1 meter per hour and the height of the cylinder is decreasing at a rate of 4 meters per hour. At a certain instant, the base radius is 5 meters and the height is 8 meters. What is the rate of change of the volume of the cylinder at that instant (in cubic meters per hour) (25 point bounty)

i'm pretty sure the answer is a. decreases with increase in

its c

d

step-by-step explanation:

the two points from this line are   (0,4)   & (2,-2)

we can call

now, lets find the slope (m):

now finding b (the y intercept). this is the point at the y-axis where the line cuts the axis. looking at the graph, it is y = 4. so the point is 4. hence b = 4

the slope-intercept form is given by  

putting the points, we have:

d is the correct answer.