Related rates problems

Find the rate of change of one variable with respect to time using the chain rule and given rates.

3 questions · Moderate -0.3

1.07r Chain rule: dy/dx = dy/du * du/dx and connected rates
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OCR MEI C3 2006 June Q4
6 marks Moderate -0.3
4 Fig. 4 is a diagram of a garden pond. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{72de4365-c3f0-4106-8daf-3047afeab723-3_296_746_351_657} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 4}
\end{figure} The volume \(V \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 }\) of water in the pond when the depth is \(h\) metres is given by $$V = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi h ^ { 2 } ( 3 - h )$$
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } V } { \mathrm {~d} h }\). Water is poured into the pond at the rate of \(0.02 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 }\) per minute.
  2. Find the value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } h } { \mathrm {~d} t }\) when \(h = 0.4\).
OCR MEI C3 Q8
6 marks Moderate -0.8
8 Fig. 4 is a diagram of a garden pond. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{431d496a-a606-4b92-9f5c-e12b074a7ba9-5_295_742_410_693} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 4}
\end{figure} The volume \(V \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 }\) of water in the pond when the depth is \(h\) metres is given by $$V = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi h ^ { 2 } ( 3 - h ) .$$
  1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } V } { \mathrm {~d} h }\). Water is poured into the pond at the rate of \(0.02 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 }\) per minute.
  2. Find the value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } h } { \mathrm {~d} t }\) when \(h = 0.4\).
CAIE P1 2012 June Q9
8 marks Standard +0.3
A curve is such that \(\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = -4x\). The curve has a maximum point at \((2, 12)\).
  1. Find the equation of the curve. [6]
A point \(P\) moves along the curve in such a way that the \(x\)-coordinate is increasing at 0.05 units per second.
  1. Find the rate at which the \(y\)-coordinate is changing when \(x = 3\), stating whether the \(y\)-coordinate is increasing or decreasing. [2]