2.6: Related Rates (Part 2) Greg Kelly, Hanford High School, Richland, Washington
Objectives Find a related rate. Use related rates to solve real-life problems.
Speed is 500 mph Airplane Problem (example 4): An airplane is flying on a flight path that will take it directly over a radar tracking station. If c is decreasing at a rate of 400 mph when c=10 miles, what is the speed of the plane? Find: Given: c x Speed is 500 mph
Hot Air Balloon Problem: Given: How fast is the balloon rising? Find:
Hot Air Balloon Problem: Given: How fast is the balloon rising? Find
Lamp Post and Search Light More Sketchpad Demos Lamp Post and Search Light
Truck A travels east at 40 mi/hr. Truck B travels north at 30 mi/hr. Truck Problem: Truck A travels east at 40 mi/hr. Truck B travels north at 30 mi/hr. How fast is the distance between the trucks changing 6 minutes later? B A
p Truck Problem: Truck A travels east at 40 mi/hr. Truck B travels north at 30 mi/hr. How fast is the distance between the trucks changing 6 minutes later? B A p
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