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Lec 18 - Related Rates With Trig

1. The document contains 7 applied mathematics word problems involving related rates and trigonometric functions. The problems involve quantities changing with respect to time such as angles, distances, heights, and speeds. The goal is to determine the rate of change of some quantity using trigonometric relationships and related rates equations.

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Lec 18 - Related Rates With Trig

1. The document contains 7 applied mathematics word problems involving related rates and trigonometric functions. The problems involve quantities changing with respect to time such as angles, distances, heights, and speeds. The goal is to determine the rate of change of some quantity using trigonometric relationships and related rates equations.

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related rates with

trigonometric
functions
A man in a motorboat at A receives a message at noon, calling him to B. A
bus making 40 miles per hour leaves C, bound for B, at 1:00 PM. If AC = 30
miles, what must be the speed of the boat, to enable the man to catch the
bus?
30 sec  30 tan 
 1
r 40
120 sec 
r
3 tan   4
 
dr 3 tan   4120 sec  tan    120 sec  3 sec 2 
 0
d 3 tan   4 2

Let r = rate of boat tan  3 tan   4  3 sec 2   0


time boat travelled = time bus travelled +1 3
tan  
s x 4
 1 5
r 40 120 
r  4   24mph
s  30 sec 3
3   4
4
x  30 tan 
Two sides of a triangle have lengths 15m and 20m. The angle between
them is increasing at π/90 rad/s. How fast is the length of the third side
changing when the angle between the sides is π/3?
d 
 rad / s
dt 90
dx
? 

dt 3
using cosine law: c 2  a 2  b 2  2ab cos C
x 2  15  20  21520 cos 
2 2

x 2  625  600 cos 


differentiating with respect to t:
dx  d 
2x  600  sin  
dt  dt 
dx  d  at θ = π/3
2x  600  sin  
dt  dt  
x 2  625  600 cos
3


2 5 13
dx
dt
   
 (600 sin ) 
3  90 
x  5 13

dx
 0 .5 m / s
dt
As the sun rises, the shadow cast by a 15 m tree is decreasing at a rate of 55
cm/h. At what rate is the angle of elevation from the shadow to the sun
increasing when the shadow is 15 m in length?

dx  1m 
 55cm / h   0.55m / h
dt  100cm 
d
? when x = 15 m
dt 
15
tan  
15

tan   15 4
x
 d   2  dx 
sec  
2
  15 x  
 dt   dt 
  d
2

 1515  0.55
2
 sec 
 4  dt
d 11
 rad / h
dt 600
1. The base of a right triangle grows 2 ft/sec, the altitude grows 4 ft/sec. If
the base and altitude are originally 10 ft and 6 ft, respectively, find the time
rate of change of the base angle, when the angle is 45°.

2. A rowboat is pushed off from a beach at 8 ft/sec. A man on shore holds


a rope, tied to the boat, at a height of 4 ft. Find how fast the angle of
elevation of the rope is decreasing, after 1 sec.

3. A kite is 60 ft high with 100 ft of cord out. If the kite is moving


horizontally 4 mi/hr directly away from the boy flying it, find the rate of
change of the angle of elevation of the cord.

4. A ship, moving 10 mi/hr, sails east for 2 hours, then turns N 30° E. A
searchlight, placed at the starting point, follows the ship. Find how fast
the light is rotating (a) 4 hours after the start; (b) just after the turn.
5. An observer watches a rocket launch from a distance of 2 km . The angle
of elevation, θ , is increasing at 3º per second at the instant when
θ = 45º. How fast is the rocket clmbing at that instant?
6. The beacon of a lighthouse 1 km from a straight shore revolves 5 times
per minute and shines a spot of light on the shore. How fast is the spot of
light moving when θ = 30º.

7. A train is travelling at 4/5 kmper min along a straight track, moving in the
direction shown in the figure above. A movie camera positioned 1 km from
the track is focused on the train. ow fast is the distance z from the camera to
the train changing when the train is 2 km from the camera? b. When the
train is 2 km from the camera θ = π/3. How fast is the camera rotating at
the moment when the train is 2 km from the camera?

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