Related Rates Project

By: Sophie Stokes, Period 1

Scenario 1: Lacrosse Game

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Sophie and Josie are in the middle of

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a lacrosse game. The game is tied, 7-7,

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and they are sprinting down the field
in an attempt to score the winning
goal. Sophie is running east at a rate
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of 5 ft/s and her teammate, Josie, is

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running northeast at a rate of 6 ft/s.

Initially, the distance between them is
5 ft/s E
10 feet. After 3 seconds, what is the
rate at which the distance between
them is changing?
Northeast Angle: 45°
Scenario 2: Domino’s Pizza

Fred, the pizzaiolo, is rolling dough in

two directions, length and width wise.
He is attempting to make a
rectangular shape. Fred has 30 cubic
inches of dough. Initially, the length is
10 inches and the width is 0.5 inches.
The length and width are increasing
at a rate of 0.5 inches/second. At what
PIZZA rate is the dough thinning or
thickening as Fred rolls it out?