Related rates

The  exercise appears under the Differential calculus Math Mission and Integral calculus Math Mission. This exercise performs a related rate problem to explore how things move in relative motion.

Types of Problems
There is one type of problem in this exercise:


 * 1) Solve the related rate problem: This problem describes a real-life problem and a question about the situation in motion. The student is expected to use the process of related rates to find the answer to the problem and provide the solution as requested.Relrat1.png

Strategies
Knowledge of derivatives and the process for related rates are encouraged to ensure success on this exercise.
 * 1) Related rates can be a four-step process:
 * 2) First draw a picture,
 * 3) second set up an equation relating the variables
 * 4) third take a derivative
 * 5) fourth plug in given information to solve for the desired information.

Real-life Applications

 * 1) Most of the problems in this subsection are applications in some sense, so the majority of the exercises are applications also.
 * 2) Classic related rates problems involve geometric relationships, objects moving relative to each other, walking to and from lightposts, and ladders sliding up and down walls.