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Solve each related rate problem.
1) A crowd gathers around a movie star, forming a circle. The radius of the crowd increases
at a rate of 5 ft/sec. How fast is the area taken up by the crowd increasing when the
radius is 12 ft?
2) A hypothetical square grows so that the length of its sides are increasing at a rate of 3
m/min. How fast is the area of the square increasing when the sides are 15 m each?
3) A conical paper cup is 10 cm tall with a radius of 20 cm. The cup is being filled with
water so that the water level rises at a rate of 3 cm/sec. At what rate is water being
poured into the cup when the water level is 2 cm?
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4) A perfect cube shaped ice cube melts so that the length of its sides are decreasing at a rate
of 4 mm/sec. Assume that the block retains its cube shape as it melts. At what rate is the
volume of the ice cube changing when the sides are 8 mm each?
5) A 13 ft ladder is leaning against a wall and sliding towards the floor. The top of the
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ladder is sliding down the wall at a rate of ft/sec, where y is the distance from the top
y
of the ladder to the floor. How fast is the base of the ladder sliding away from the wall
when the base of the ladder is 12 ft from the wall?
6) An observer stands 300 ft away from a launch pad to observe a rocket launch. The rocket
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blasts off and maintains a velocity of ft/sec, where a is the altitude of the rocket.
a
Assume the scenario can be modeled as a right triangle. How fast is the observer to
rocket distance changing when the rocket is 400 ft from the ground?
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7) A 13 ft ladder is leaning against a wall and sliding towards the floor. The foot of the
ladder is sliding away from the base of the wall at a rate of 5 ft/sec. How fast is the top
of the ladder sliding down the wall when the top of the ladder is 12 ft from the ground?
8) An observer stands 500 ft away from a launch pad to observe a rocket launch. The rocket
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blasts off and maintains a velocity of ft/sec, where a is the altitude of the rocket.
a
Assume the scenario can be modeled as a right triangle. How fast is the observer to
rocket distance changing when the rocket is 1200 ft from the ground?
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Answers to Assignment (ID: 1)
1) A = area of circle r = radius t = time
2 dr dA
Equation: A = pr Given rate: = 5 Find:
dt dt
r = 12
dA dr
= 2pr × = 120p ft²/sec
dt dt
r = 12
2) A = area of square s = length of sides t = time
2 ds dA
Equation: A = s Given rate: = 3 Find:
dt dt
s = 15
dA ds
= 2s × = 90 m²/min
dt dt
s = 15
3) V = volume of material in cone h = height t = time
4ph 3 dh dV
Equation: V = Given rate: = 3 Find:
3 dt dt
h=2
dV dh
= 4ph 2 × = 48p cm³/sec
dt dt
h=2
4) V = volume of cube s = length of sides t = time
3 ds dV
Equation: V = s Given rate: = -4 Find:
dt dt
s=8
dV ds
= 3s 2 × = -768 mm³/sec
dt dt
s=8
5) x = horizontal distance from base of ladder to wall y = vertical distance from top of ladder to floor t = time
2 2 2 dy 4 dx
Equation: x + y = 13 Given rate: =- Find:
dt y dt
x = 12
dx y dy 1
=- × = ft/sec
dt x dt 3
x = 12
6) a = altitute of rocket z = distance from observer to rocket t = time
2 2 da 30000 dz
Equation: a + 90000 = z Given rate: = Find:
dt a dt
a = 400
dz a da
= × = 60 ft/sec
dt z dt
a = 400
7) x = horizontal distance from base of ladder to wall y = vertical distance from top of ladder to floor t = time
2 2 2 dx dy
Equation: x + y = 13 Given rate: = 5 Find:
dt dt
y = 12
dy x dx 25 25
=- × =- ft/sec, therefore: ft/sec down the wall
dt y dt 12 12
y = 12
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8) a = altitute of rocketz = distance from observer to rocket t = time
2 2 da 80000 dz
Equation: a + 250000 = z Given rate: = Find:
dt a dt
a = 1200
dz a da 800
= × = ft/sec
dt z dt 13
a = 1200
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