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Related Rates Problem Set: (Revised March 8, 2011)
Related Rates Problem Set: (Revised March 8, 2011)
Related Rates Problem Set: (Revised March 8, 2011)
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3. Suppose T Z œ 5 where 5 is a constant and œ # when T œ %
.t
.Z
and Z œ &Þ Find Þ
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4. Two cars start moving from the same point. One travels south at
60 m/hr and the other travels west at 25 m/hr. At what rate is
the distance between the cars increasing two hours later?
12 ft
7. A ship is 40 miles west of a lighthouse. The ship is heading
north at a rate such that the angle ), shown in the diagram below,
is changing at a constant rate of !Þ( radians per hour. At what
rate is the distance B between the ship and the lighthouse
changing when ) œ !Þ% radians?
ship
40 miles lighthouse
20 ft
y
x
a) How fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when
B œ "# ft. Note that this rate is |.CÎ.>l Þ
b) How fast is the angle ) changing when B œ 12 ft?
c) How fast is the area of the triangle changing when B œ 12 ft?
Solutions
1. If D # œ B# € C# then
.D .B .C
#D œ #B € #C Ê
a&ba#b € a"#ba$b
.> .> .>
È&# € "##
B.BÎ.> € C.CÎ.> %'
Dw œ œ œ Þ
D "$
If C œ È" € B$ then
.C .C .B
2. œ † Ê
.> .B .>
œ ˆ" € B$ ‰ ˆ$B# ‰
.C " •"Î# .B
Ê
.> # .>
ˆ $ † ## ‰
" .B
#a" € #$ b"Î#
%œ Ê
.>
"# .B .B
%œ Ê œ # cm/sec .
' .> .>
.T Z .5
3. If T Z œ 5 then œ Ê
.> .>
œ ! Ê #a &b € %
.T .Z .Z
Z €T œ! Ê
.> .> .>
.Z "! &
œ • œ • Þ
.> % #
4. Look at the situation > hrs later, where > is an arbitrary time.
The 1st car has moved south (say a distance y) and the 2nd car
has moved west (say a distance x). We have the triangle below.
x
y
s
B# € C# œ =# o differentiate both sides with respect to >
w w w BBw € CCw
w
#BB € #CC œ #== Ê = œ
=
where Bw œ #& and Cw œ '! and =w is the unknown in the
a&!ba#&b € a"#!ba'!b
=w œ œ '& m/hr.
"$!
5.
500 mph
s
1 mile
3 ft
3
12 ft
12
r
h
"# 2 2
Because of similar triangles, œ Ê 2 œ %< Ê < œ
$ < %
Z œ 1<# 2 œ 1Œ • 2 œ
#
" " 2 1 $
2
$ $ % %)
.Z .Z .2 " .2 .2 '% '%
1a'b#
œ † œ 12# œ% Ê œ œ œ
.> .2 .> "' .> .> 12#
'% "'
œ ft/min .
$'1 *1
.B .)
7Þ We want when œ !Þ( radians/hr Þ
.> .>
ship
40 miles lighthouse
. .
B œ Ð%! =/- )Ñ Ê Bw œ %! =/- ) >+8 ) † )w Ê
.> .>
8.
A
=# œ C# € "!!#
w w w CCw
#== œ #CC Ê = œ Þ
=
a#%!ba'!b
Cw œ #& € $& œ '! 57Î2<
È#%!# € "!!#
=w œ œ &&Þ$)& 57Î2<
9.
Triangle at arbitrary time Triangle when x= 12
20 20
y y
x 12 ft
a) B# € C# œ %!! Ê #BBw € #CCw œ ! Ê
• BBw
Cw œ Þ
When B œ "#, C# € "%% œ %!! Ê C œ È%!! • "%% œ "' Þ
C
• a"#ba#Þ&b
Cw œ œ • "Þ)(& ft/sec
"'
Therefore the top of the ladder is sliding down at a speed of
1.875 ft/sec.
b)
20
y
12 ft
C .C .)
=38 ) œ Ê C œ #! =38 ) Ê œ #! -9= )
#! .> .>
.) Cw • "Þ)(&
#!a"#Î#!b
Ê œ œ œ • !."&' radians/sec
.> #! -9= )