Related Rates

Raymond Louis S. Tañedo

Institute of Mathematics
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Examples
�. A ladder is �� ft long and leaning against a wall. The bottom of
the ladder is pulled horizontally away from the wall at �� ft/sec.
How fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the
bottom is �� ft from the wall.

·E
Let cc be the distance (inft) from the bottom of
the ladder to the wall at to seconds

be the distance (rift) from the

ground to the
&
top of the ladder at seconds.

den: e- Efflsec. And whence loft.

1225
Lift+ By Pythagorean Thm, c+y2=
=>
ye=1225-2(B) �/�
Using implicit differentiation to (b), we have that

cy. 0f = - 2X.
I
E=
=>
-

.f 1933

I (cloft, = VzETOF = TI': JEFF5= 1525

y
From (88),
&
lxicoxx=f (E) a =

Ekk
I

�/�
 �. Water is �owing at the rate of �m� / min into a tank in the form
of an inverted cone having an altitude of �� m and a radius of �
m. How fast is the water level rising when the water is � m deep.
Leth be the
height of
the
water level (ine) at
ol:
e 5 minutes.

(inm)

i
# ~ be the radius of the surface at twin.

the tank.
~ be the volume of

ven: df=amimin in
films

hi
Note that V =

Trch. Using similar triangles,

Fo =
t = r
th=th
= sat

=** In - is �/�
Implicitly differentiating (8), we have that

&=(3n2) Of
.

A
on= to.
=>

ret

t
dhth. If
=>

When h =
5m, then
life/2) =

femlmin/
�. An airplane is �ying west at ��� ft/sec at an altitude of ���� ft
and a searchlight on the ground lies directly under the path of
the plane. If the light is kept on the plane, how fast is the
searchlight revolving when the airline distance of the plane
from the searchlight is ���� ft due east?

&exercise!)

�/�
 �. Suppose in a market that x thousands of crates of oranges are
supplied daily when p pesos is the price per crate, with supply
equation px ��p �x + ��� = �. If the daily supply is
decreasing at the rate of ��� crates per day, at what rate is the
price changing when the daily supply is ���� crates?
Since there is
decreasing fi
wi
S a

P=
=>
have that
supply, we

=--- F If (c =5, then p

= 6 .
18)
when c=5,
Thus,
find and =000=5
Itil
We want to when x =

have
=
supply eg. wrtt,
we
the
Differentiating

fistc-30.ep-s.fo
↑

+(p-3). Ge
=>
(x-30) that p
�/�
Exercise

�. Anne is � miles to the east of Joseph, and she starts walking

northward at � mph. After �� mins, Joseph starts to walk
southward at � mph. At what rate are Anne and Joseph
separating � hrs after Anne started walking?
�. Sand is poured at the rate of �ft� / min onto a conical pile whose
height is always thrice its base radius. How fast is the height of
the pile increasing at the instant when the pile is � ft high?

�/�
 I
distance traveled Anne
Let A be the
by
5 - Joseph
i be the distance blw Anne & Joseph
·

I
Am Now,
of=Emph and
@f = pmph. We did
a whenters a

A and J us
Ending the distances gives
boni
·
A =
(3mph)(2hrs)=

↓ (4mph) (2hrs-30
mins) (Pmph) (1.5hrs)=6mi
=

·
J =

Now, STT+52: NOT*5= 25

F
WT
=

= 13 mi

5)" 57,

vi.
then
s SE = (A + +
mi

23.
d =
2 .

(A +5) A+ I
=>

a )cablts)t8
ff mph
A
2) Let U be the volume of the sand (in ft3)
↳ of the sand minutes
be the
height at

of the surface of the sand (irft) at mimitus

~ be the radius

Given reg
-
art his

V = Volume Firdh=fi))"h
·
=
the
th when hesft.

do: I/3(2). A
=>
#D:

EY STinK) IE:
Ey
-

f=stm.
=>