Time rate Problems

1. A balloon is rising vertically over a point A on the ground at the rate 15 ft/sec. A point B on the ground
is level with and 30 ft. from A. When the balloon is 0 ft. from A! at what rate is its distance from B
changing"
2. #hip A is 15 miles east of $ and moving west at %0 mi/hr& ship B is '0 miles of south of $ and moving
north at 15 mi/hr.
a( Are they approaching or separating after 1 hr and at what rate"
b( Are they approaching or separating after 3 hrs and at what rate"
c( When are they nearest together"
3. #and is being dropped at the rate 10 m
3
/min onto a conical pile. )f the height of the pile is always twice
the base radius! at what rate is the increasing when the pile is * m high"
4. A light is hung 15 ft above a straight hori+ontal path. )f a man ' ft tall is wal,ing away from the light at
the rate of 5 ft/sec! how fast is his shadow lengthening and at what rate is the tip of the man-s shadow
moving"
5. A man ' ft tall is wal,ing toward a building at the rate of 5 ft/sec. )f there is a light on the ground 50 ft
from the building! how fast is the man-s shadow on the building growing shorter when he is 30 ft from the
building"
6. A ladder . m long is leaning against the wall. )f the bottom of the ladder is pushed hori+ontally toward
the wall at 1.5 m/sec! how fast is the top of the ladder sliding up the wall when the bottom is % m from the
wall"
7. A hori+ontal trough is 1' m long ! and its end are isosceles trape+oids with an altitude of m! a lower
base of m! and an upper base of ' m. Water is being poured into the trough at the rate of 10 m
3
/m.
/ow fast is the water level rising when the water is % m deep"
8. Water is poured at the rate of * ft
3
/min into a conical0shaped tan,! %0 ft deep and 10 ft in diameter at
the top. )f the tan, has a lea, in the bottom and the water level is rising at the rate of 1 in/min! when the
water is 1' ft! how fast is the water lea,ing"
9. 1he supply e2uation for a certain commodity is 3 41000 ! where 3 units are supplied per
month when p dollars is the price per unit. 5ind the rate of change in the supply if the current price is 6%0
per unit and the price is increasing at the rate of 60.50 per month.
10. 1his wee, a factory is producing 50 units of a particular commodity! and the amount being produced
is increasing at the rate of % units per wee,. )f 783( dollars is the total cost of producing 3 units and
783( 4 ! find the current rate at which the production cost is increasing.
Time rate Problems
1. A balloon is rising vertically over a point A on the ground at the rate 15 ft/sec. A point B on the ground
is level with and 30 ft. from A. When the balloon is 0 ft. from A! at what rate is its distance from B
changing"
2. #hip A is 15 miles east of $ and moving west at %0 mi/hr& ship B is '0 miles of south of $ and moving
north at 15 mi/hr.
a( Are they approaching or separating after 1 hr and at what rate"
b( Are they approaching or separating after 3 hrs and at what rate"
c( When are they nearest together"
3. #and is being dropped at the rate 10 m
3
/min onto a conical pile. )f the height of the pile is always twice
the base radius! at what rate is the increasing when the pile is * m high"
4. A light is hung 15 ft above a straight hori+ontal path. )f a man ' ft tall is wal,ing away from the light at
the rate of 5 ft/sec! how fast is his shadow lengthening and at what rate is the tip of the man-s shadow
moving"
5. A man ' ft tall is wal,ing toward a building at the rate of 5 ft/sec. )f there is a light on the ground 50 ft
from the building! how fast is the man-s shadow on the building growing shorter when he is 30 ft from the
building"
6. A ladder . m long is leaning against the wall. )f the bottom of the ladder is pushed hori+ontally toward
the wall at 1.5 m/sec! how fast is the top of the ladder sliding up the wall when the bottom is % m from the
wall"
7. A hori+ontal trough is 1' m long ! and its end are isosceles trape+oids with an altitude of m! a lower
base of m! and an upper base of ' m. Water is being poured into the trough at the rate of 10 m
3
/m.
/ow fast is the water level rising when the water is % m deep"
8. Water is poured at the rate of * ft
3
/min into a conical0shaped tan,! %0 ft deep and 10 ft in diameter at
the top. )f the tan, has a lea, in the bottom and the water level is rising at the rate of 1 in/min! when the
water is 1' ft! how fast is the water lea,ing"
9. 1he supply e2uation for a certain commodity is 3 41000 ! where 3 units are supplied per
month when p dollars is the price per unit. 5ind the rate of change in the supply if the current price is 6%0
per unit and the price is increasing at the rate of 60.50 per month.
10. 1his wee, a factory is producing 50 units of a particular commodity! and the amount being produced
is increasing at the rate of % units per wee,. )f 783( dollars is the total cost of producing 3 units and
783( 4 ! find the current rate at which the production cost is increasing.