Rate of Change of Quantities

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Rate of Change of Quantities: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Application of Derivative, Rate of Change of Quantities, Average Rate of Change of a Function, Instantaneous Rate of Change of a Function & Derivative as (Instantaneous) Rate of Change of a Function etc.

Important Questions on Rate of Change of Quantities

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A ladder 5m long is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is pulled along the ground, away from the wall, at the rate of   2cm s -2 . How fast is its height on the wall decreasing when the foot of the ladder is 4m away from the wall?

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A particle is moving in a straight line so that after t seconds its distance s (in centimetres) from a fixed point on the line is given by s=f(t)=8t+t3. Find the initial velocity.

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The volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of 18 cm3 per second. When the edge of the cube is 12 cm, then the rate in cm2/s at which the surface area of the cube increases, is

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Sand is pouring from a pipe at the rate of 12 cm3/s. The falling sand forms a cone on the ground in such a w that the height of the cone is always one-sixth of the radius of the base. How fast is the height of the sand co increasing when the height is 4 cm[Report your answer upto the 4th decimal place]

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The displacement is 's' of the particle at time 't' is given by s=t3-4t2-52. Find its velocity and acceleration at time t=2s.

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The surface area of a spherical balloon is increasing at the rate of 2 cm2/sec. If the volume of the balloon is increasing at a cm3/sec, when the radius of the balloon is 6 cm, then a is

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The surface area of a spherical balloon is increasing at the rate of 2 cm2/sec. At what rate cm3/sec the volume of the balloon is increasing ,when the radius of the balloon is 6 cm?

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Sand is pouring from a pipe at the rate of 12 cm3/s. The falling sand forms a cone on the ground in such a way that the height of the cone is always one-sixth of the radius of the base. How fast is the height of the sand cone increasing when the height is 4 cm? [Report your answer upto the 4th decimal place]

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Water is being poured at the rate of 36m3/sec in a cylindrical vessel of base radius 3 meters. If the rate at which water level is rising is of the form aπ, then the value of a=

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A square plate is contracting at the uniform rate of 2 cm2/sec. Find the rate of decrease of its perimeter when the side of the square is 16 cm long

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For a gas equation PV=100, volume V=25 cm3 and pressure P is measured in dynes/cm2. Find the rate of change of pressure when the volume is increasing at the rate of 0.25 cm3/sec

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A ladder of 5 m long rest with one end against a vertical wall of height 3 m and the other end on the lower ground. If its top slides down at the rate of 10 cm/sec, find the rate at which the foot of the ladder is sliding.

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The area of the square is increasing at the rate of 0.5 cm/sec. Find the rate of increase of its perimeter when the side of the square is 10 cm long

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The surface area of a spherical balloon is increasing at the rate of 2cm2/sec. At what rate is the volume of the balloon is increasing when the radius of the balloon is 6cm ?

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A stone is dropped into a pond. Waves in the form of circles are generated and the radius of the outermost ripple increases at the rate of 2 inches/sec. Then, find the rate at which the area is increasing after 5 seconds.

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A stone is dropped into a pond. Waves in the form of circles are generated and the radius of the outermost ripple increases at the rate of 2 inches/sec . How fast is the area increasing when the radius is 5 inches ?

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The displacement s of a particle at a time t is given by s=2t3-5t2+4t-3. Find the velocity and the displacement at time t=2 sec.

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The displacement s of a particle at a time t is given by s=2t3-5t2+4t-3. Find the time (in seconds) when the acceleration is 14ft/sec2

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The approximate value of cos31° is (take 1°=0.0174 )

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The x-coordinate changes on the curve y=3x5+15x-8 at the rate of 15units/secAx1, y1, Bx2, y2 are the points on the curve at which the y-coordinate changes at the rate of 6 units/sec, then the slope of AB=