Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates
Learning Objectives
- Implicit differentiation
- Related rates
Exercises
1.
\(\dfrac{dy}{dx}=-\dfrac{24x}{y^{-3/4}}\quad \) or \(\quad\dfrac{dy}{dx}=-24xy^{3/4}\)
2.
\(\dfrac{dy}{dx} = \dfrac{-12x^2 - 2xy^9}{9x^2y^8-e^y}\)
3.
\(226.195\frac{\text{in}^3}{\text{min}}\)
Interpretation: The liquid is flowing from the tap at a rate of \(226.195\) cubic inches per minute when the radius is \(3\) inches.
Interpretation: The liquid is flowing from the tap at a rate of \(226.195\) cubic inches per minute when the radius is \(3\) inches.
4.
$36,000 per week
Intrepretation: When 6000 calculators are produced and sold each week, profit is increasing at a rate of $36,000 per week.
Intrepretation: When 6000 calculators are produced and sold each week, profit is increasing at a rate of $36,000 per week.
5.
\(0.75\frac{\text{ft}}{\text{s}}\)
Interpretation: The top of the ladder is moving up the wall at a rate of 0.75 feet per second, after 5 seconds.
Interpretation: The top of the ladder is moving up the wall at a rate of 0.75 feet per second, after 5 seconds.
