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The volume of a sphere is increasing at the rate of 8 cm3/s. Find the rate at which its surface area is increasing when the radius of the sphere is 12 cm.

The volume of a sphere is increasing at the rate of 8 cm3/s. Find the rate at which its surface area is increasing when the radius of the sphere is 12 cm.

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