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Related Rates Worksheet

The document is a worksheet containing various related rates problems in calculus. It includes questions about rates of change for geometric shapes such as squares, cubes, triangles, and spheres, as well as a real-world scenario involving a man and his shadow. Each question requires the application of related rates to find specific rates at given conditions.

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Related Rates Worksheet

The document is a worksheet containing various related rates problems in calculus. It includes questions about rates of change for geometric shapes such as squares, cubes, triangles, and spheres, as well as a real-world scenario involving a man and his shadow. Each question requires the application of related rates to find specific rates at given conditions.

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Related Rates Worksheet

𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥
Q1. If xy2 = 12 and = 6 find when y = 2.
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡

𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦
Q2. If x3 + y3 = 9 and = 4, find when x = 2.
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡

Q3. How fast is the area of a square increasing when the side is 3 m in
length and growing at a rate of 0.8 m/min?

Q4. How fast is the edge length of a cube increasing when the volume of
the cube is increasing at a rate of 144 cm3/s and the edge length is 4
cm?
Q5. A spherical balloon is being inflated so that the volume is increasing
at a rate of 8m3/min. How fast is the radius of the balloon increasing
when the diameter is 2 m?

Q6. The side of an equilateral triangle decreases at the rate of 2 cm/s. At


what rate is the area decreasing when the area is 100 cm2?

Q7. The area of a triangle is increasing at a rate of 4 cm2/min and its base
is increasing at a rate of 1 cm/min. At what rate is the altitude of the
triangle increasing when the altitude is 20 cm and the area is 80 cm2?

Q8. A man 2 m tall walks away from a lamp post whose light is 5 m above
the ground. If he walks at a speed of 1.5 m/s, at what rate is his
shadow growing when he is 10 m from the lamp post?
Q9. Sand is being dumped from a conveyor belt at a rate of 1.2 m3/min
and forms a pile in the shape of a cone whose base diameter and
height are always equal. How fast is the height of the pile growing
when the pike is 3 m high?

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