Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH104/December 2010/Question 01 (j)
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Question 01 (j) |
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A racing car travels along the ellipse where x and y are measured in kilometers. When the car is at the point (1,2), the x-coordinate of the point is changing at the rate of 3 kilometers per minute. How fast is the y-coordinate changing at that moment? |
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Hint 1 |
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Here x and y are functions of time, so we have the implicit relation |
Hint 2 |
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Use implicit differentiation! |
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Solution |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. We have that and we want to find dy/dt when x=1, y=2 and dx/dt=3. Therefore, we implicitly differentiate and isolate for dy/dt, We then sub in x=1, y=2, and dx/dt=3 to get that and so we conclude that the y-coordinate is changing at -3/4 kilometers per minute at that moment. |