Interpret related rates in applied contexts.
Example Problems
The radius of a cone is decreasing at a rate of inches per minute and the height of the cone is increasing at a rate of inches per minute. At a certain instant , the radius is inches and the height is inches.
Find .
Find .
The radius of a cone is increasing at a rate of foot per second and the height of the cone is increasing at a rate of feet per second. At a certain instant , the radius is feet and the height is feet.
Find the units for .
Find the units for .
The radius of a cone is increasing at a rate of centimeters per second and the height of the cone is decreasing at a rate of centimeters per second. At a certain instant , the radius is centimeters and the height is centimeters.
Find .
Find .
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