Related rates of change

A question is this type if and only if it involves finding the rate of change of one quantity with respect to time given the rate of change of another related quantity, typically using the chain rule (dV/dt = dV/dr × dr/dt).

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OCR MEI C3 Q2
5 marks Standard +0.3
2 A spherical balloon of radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) has volume \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\), where \(V = \frac { 4 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 3 }\). The balloon is inflated at a constant rate of \(10 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). Find the rate of increase of \(r\) when \(r = 8\).
OCR MEI C3 Q4
5 marks Standard +0.3
4 Water flows into a bowl at a constant rate of \(10 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) (see Fig. 4). \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{431d496a-a606-4b92-9f5c-e12b074a7ba9-2_414_379_485_838} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 4}
\end{figure} When the depth of water in the bowl is \(h \mathrm {~cm}\), the volume of water is \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\), where \(V = \pi h ^ { 2 }\). Find the rate at which the depth is increasing at the instant in time when the depth is 5 cm .
OCR MEI C3 Q6
7 marks Moderate -0.3
6 When the gas in a balloon is kept at a constant temperature, the pressure \(P\) in atmospheres and the volume \(V \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 }\) are related by the equation $$P = \frac { k } { V } ,$$ where \(k\) is a constant. [This is known as Boyle's Law.]
When the volume is \(100 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 }\), the pressure is 5 atmospheres, and the volume is increasing at a rate of \(10 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 }\) per second.
  1. Show that \(k = 500\).
  2. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } P } { \mathrm {~d} V }\) in terms of \(V\).
  3. Find the rate at which the pressure is decreasing when \(V = 100\).
OCR MEI C3 Q7
7 marks Standard +0.3
7 Fig. 4 shows a cone. The angle between the axis and the slant edge is \(30 ^ { \circ }\). Water is poured into the cone at a constant rate of \(2 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\) per second. At time \(t\) seconds, the radius of the water surface is \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) and the volume of water in the cone is \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\). \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{431d496a-a606-4b92-9f5c-e12b074a7ba9-4_363_391_1447_887} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 4}
\end{figure}
  1. Write down the value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } V } { \mathrm {~d} t }\).
  2. Show that \(V = \frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 3 }\), and find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } V } { \mathrm {~d} r }\).
    [0pt] [You may assume that the volume of a cone of height \(h\) and radius \(r\) is \(\frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 2 } h\).]
  3. Use the results of parts (i) and (ii) to find the value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } r } { \mathrm {~d} t }\) when \(r = 2\).
OCR C3 2011 January Q3
3 marks Standard +0.3
3 A giant spherical balloon is being inflated in a theme park. The radius of the balloon is increasing at a rate of 12 cm per hour. Find the rate at which the surface area of the balloon is increasing at the instant when the radius is 150 cm . Give your answer in \(\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }\) per hour correct to 2 significant figures.
[0pt] [Surface area of sphere \(= 4 \pi r ^ { 2 }\).]
OCR C3 2013 June Q3
5 marks Standard +0.3
3
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{71e01d8f-d0ed-4f17-b7cd-6f5a93bbe329-2_435_472_932_794} The diagram shows a container in the form of a right circular cone. The angle between the axis and the slant height is \(\alpha\), where \(\alpha = \tan ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)\). Initially the container is empty, and then liquid is added at the rate of \(14 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\) per minute. The depth of liquid in the container at time \(t\) minutes is \(x \mathrm {~cm}\).
  1. Show that the volume, \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\), of liquid in the container when the depth is \(x \mathrm {~cm}\) is given by $$V = \frac { 1 } { 12 } \pi x ^ { 3 } .$$ [The volume of a cone is \(\frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 2 } h\).]
  2. Find the rate at which the depth of the liquid is increasing at the instant when the depth is 8 cm . Give your answer in cm per minute correct to 2 decimal places.
OCR C3 2015 June Q3
5 marks Standard +0.3
3 The volume, \(V\) cubic metres, of water in a reservoir is given by $$V = 3 ( 2 + \sqrt { h } ) ^ { 6 } - 192 ,$$ where \(h\) metres is the depth of the water. Water is flowing into the reservoir at a constant rate of 150 cubic metres per hour. Find the rate at which the depth of water is increasing at the instant when the depth is 1.4 metres.
OCR MEI C3 2011 January Q3
5 marks Moderate -0.5
3 The area of a circular stain is growing at a rate of \(1 \mathrm {~mm} ^ { 2 }\) per second. Find the rate of increase of its radius at an instant when its radius is 2 mm .
OCR MEI C3 2012 January Q6
8 marks Moderate -0.3
6 Oil is leaking into the sea from a pipeline, creating a circular oil slick. The radius \(r\) metres of the oil slick \(t\) hours after the start of the leak is modelled by the equation $$r = 20 \left( 1 - \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.2 t } \right) .$$
  1. Find the radius of the slick when \(t = 2\), and the rate at which the radius is increasing at this time.
  2. Find the rate at which the area of the slick is increasing when \(t = 2\).
OCR MEI C3 2013 June Q4
5 marks Standard +0.3
4 Water flows into a bowl at a constant rate of \(10 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) (see Fig. 4). \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{28ce1bcc-e9d5-4ae6-98c0-67b5b8c50bc6-3_422_385_1628_815} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 4}
\end{figure} When the depth of water in the bowl is \(h \mathrm {~cm}\), the volume of water is \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\), where \(V = \pi h ^ { 2 }\). Find the rate at which the depth is increasing at the instant in time when the depth is 5 cm .
OCR MEI C3 2014 June Q5
5 marks Standard +0.3
5 A spherical balloon of radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) has volume \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\), where \(V = \frac { 4 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 3 }\). The balloon is inflated at a constant rate of \(10 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). Find the rate of increase of \(r\) when \(r = 8\).
OCR MEI C3 2015 June Q4
5 marks Standard +0.3
4 Fig. 4 shows a cone with its axis vertical. The angle between the axis and the slant edge is \(45 ^ { \circ }\). Water is poured into the cone at a constant rate of \(5 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\) per second. At time \(t\) seconds, the height of the water surface above the vertex O of the cone is \(h \mathrm {~cm}\), and the volume of water in the cone is \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\). \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{955bebfb-04a3-4cd9-a33e-a8ba4b73e2ba-2_296_405_1804_831} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 4}
\end{figure} Find \(V\) in terms of \(h\).
Hence find the rate at which the height of water is increasing when the height is 10 cm .
[0pt] [You are given that the volume \(V\) of a cone of height \(h\) and radius \(r\) is \(V = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 2 } h\) ].