SATPREP
Assignment- Related Rates
Solve each related rate problem.
1) Oil spilling from a ruptured tanker spreads in a circle on the surface of the ocean. The
radius of the spill increases at a rate of 9 m/min. How fast is the area of the spill
increasing when the radius is 4 m?
2) A spherical snowball is rolled in fresh snow, causing it to grow so that its radius increases
at a rate of 2 in/sec. How fast is the volume of the snowball increasing when the radius is
8 in?
3) A conical paper cup is 10 cm tall with a radius of 30 cm. The cup is being filled with
water so that the water level rises at a rate of 2 cm/sec. At what rate is water being
poured into the cup when the water level is 3 cm?
4) 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 12 m each?
5) A hypothetical square grows so that the length of its diagonals are increasing at a rate of 8
m/min. How fast is the area of the square increasing when the diagonals are 8 m each?
6) A hypothetical cube grows so that the length of its sides are increasing at a rate of 3
m/min. How fast is the volume of the cube increasing when the sides are 3 m each?
7) A crowd gathers around a movie star, forming a circle. The radius of the crowd increases
at a rate of 3 ft/sec. How fast is the area taken up by the crowd increasing when the
radius is 2 ft?
8) A spherical balloon is inflated so that its radius increases at a rate of 4 cm/sec. How fast
is the volume of the balloon increasing when the radius is 3 cm?
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Answers to Assignment- Related Rates
1) A = area of circle r = radius t = time
2 dr dA
Equation: A = πr Given rate: = 9 Find:
dt dt
r=4
dA dr
= 2πr ⋅ = 72π m²/min
dt dt
r=4
2) V = volume of sphere r = radius t = time
4 3 dr dV
Equation: V = πr Given rate: = 2 Find:
3 dt dt
r=8
dV dr
= 4πr 2 ⋅ = 512π in³/sec
dt dt
r=8
3) V = volume of material in cone h = height t = time
dh dV
Equation: V = 3πh 3 Given rate: = 2 Find:
dt dt
h=3
dV dh
= 9πh 2 ⋅ = 162π cm³/sec
dt dt
h=3
4) A = area of square s = length of sides t = time
2 ds dA
Equation: A = s Given rate: = 3 Find:
dt dt
s = 12
dA ds
= 2s ⋅ = 72 m²/min
dt dt
s = 12
5) A = area of square x = length of diagonals t = time
2
x dx dA
Equation: A = Given rate: = 8 Find:
2 dt dt
x=8
dA dx
=x⋅ = 64 m²/min
dt dt
x=8
6) V = volume of cube s = length of sides t = time
3 ds dV
Equation: V = s Given rate: = 3 Find:
dt dt
s=3
dV ds
= 3s 2 ⋅ = 81 m³/min
dt dt
s=3
7) A = area of circle r = radius t = time
2 dr dA
Equation: A = πr Given rate: = 3 Find:
dt dt
r=2
dA dr
= 2πr ⋅ = 12π ft²/sec
dt dt
r=2
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8) V = volume of sphere r = radius t = time
4 3 dr dV
Equation: V = πr Given rate: = 4 Find:
3 dt dt
r=3
dV dr
= 4πr 2 ⋅ = 144π cm³/sec
dt dt
r=3
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