Extra Problems Involving Related Rates

Extra Problems Involving Related Rates

<p>Extra Problems Involving Related Rates</p><p>1. A conical tank is being filled with water. The tank has height 4 ft and radius 3 ft. If water is being pumped in at a constant rate of 2in3 min , find the rate of change in the height of the cone. Note the difference in units. You may want to work in inches.</p><p>2. A searchlight is positioned 10 meters from a sidewalk. A person is walking along the sidewalk at a constant speed of 2 meters per second. The searchlight rotates so that it shines on the person. Find the rate at which the searchlight rotates when the person is 25 meters from the searchlight.</p><p>3. A person 5 feet tall is walking toward a streetlight positioned on the top of an 18 foot pole. Find the rate at which the length of the person’s shadow is changing when the person is 30 feet from the pole and walking at a constant speed of 6 feet per second.</p><p>4. The length of a rectangle increases by 3 feet per minute while the width decreases by 2 feet per minute. When the length is 15 feet and the width is 40 feet, find the rate at which the following is changing: A. area B. perimeter C. diagonal</p><p>5. A spherical balloon is inflating so that the radius of the balloon is r( t )= 3 t . Let r be measured in inches and t be measured in seconds. Find the rate at which the volume is increasing when t = 2. </p><p>Extra Problems Involving Related Rates</p><p>1. A conical tank is being filled with water. The tank has height 4 ft and radius 3 ft. If water is being pumped in at a constant rate of 2in3 min , find the rate of change in the height of the cone. Note the difference in units. You may want to work in inches.</p><p>2. A searchlight is positioned 10 meters from a sidewalk. A person is walking along the sidewalk at a constant speed of 2 meters per second. The searchlight rotates so that it shines on the person. Find the rate at which the searchlight rotates when the person is 25 meters from the searchlight.</p><p>3. A person 5 feet tall is walking toward a streetlight positioned on the top of an 18 foot pole. Find the rate at which the length of the person’s shadow is changing when the person is 30 feet from the pole and walking at a constant speed of 6 feet per second.</p><p>4. The length of a rectangle increases by 3 feet per minute while the width decreases by 2 feet per minute. When the length is 15 feet and the width is 40 feet, find the rate at which the following is changing: A. area B. perimeter C. diagonal</p><p>5. A spherical balloon is inflating so that the radius of the balloon is r( t )= 3 t . Let r be measured in inches and t be measured in seconds. Find the rate at which the volume is increasing when t = 2. </p>

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