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Relating Rates

Activity Overview

Students are given a situation of water draining out of a cylindrical tank in order to explain the process of solving related rates questions.

Key Steps

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    Students are introduced to the topic of related rates. Students will work through a problem step-by-step to understand the process of solving problems involving related rates.

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    A second example problem further explains the process. This example of two cars leaving is a typical Pythagorean problem that needs to be carefully differentiated implicitly so as not to forget the Chain Rule.

    Students will also apply what was learned to various real-world and graphical problems.