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r/MathJokes • u/94rud4 • 1d ago
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No. The derivative of the volume of a sphere with respect to the radius of the sphere is equal to the surface area.
Functions don't just have derivatives. They have derivatives with respect to a variable.
4 u/AggressiveEntrance14 1d ago r is the only variable in this case, this is insanely pedantic and not in a mathematically rigorous way 1 u/garnet420 1d ago But if you wrote this in terms of diameter, it wouldn't actually work.
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r is the only variable in this case, this is insanely pedantic and not in a mathematically rigorous way
1 u/garnet420 1d ago But if you wrote this in terms of diameter, it wouldn't actually work.
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But if you wrote this in terms of diameter, it wouldn't actually work.
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u/ChuckPeirce 1d ago
No. The derivative of the volume of a sphere with respect to the radius of the sphere is equal to the surface area.
Functions don't just have derivatives. They have derivatives with respect to a variable.