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📝 DIFFERENTIATING EQUATIONS TO RELATE RATES

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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-14

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Q1. If \(x\) and \(y\) are functions of \(t\) related by \(y = x^2\), and \(\frac{dx}{dt} = 3\) when \(x = 2\), find \(\frac{dy}{dt}\).

🔹 A. \(6\)
🔹 B. \(4\)
🔹 C. \(12\)
🔹 D. \(8\)

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: C

Q2. If \(x\) and \(y\) are functions of \(t\) related by \(x^2 + y^2 = 25\), and \(\frac{dx}{dt} = 4\) when \(x = 3, y = 4\), find \(\frac{dy}{dt}\).

🔹 A. \(-4\)
🔹 B. \(3\)
🔹 C. \(4\)
🔹 D. \(-3\)

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: D

Q3. A ladder 10 ft long leans against a wall. If the bottom is pulled away at 2 ft/s, how fast is the top sliding down when the bottom is 6 ft from the wall?

🔹 A. \(-\frac{3}{2}\) ft/s
🔹 B. \(-\frac{3}{4}\) ft/s
🔹 C. \(-\frac{4}{3}\) ft/s
🔹 D. \(-\frac{2}{3}\) ft/s

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: A

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