Chapter 2.6 - Related Rates

Objectives:

• • Find a related rate.

  • Use related rates to solve "real-life" problems.

Related Rates pt1 (for Day #14 lesson)

Introduction to the concept and application of the related rates process.

Related Rates pt2 (for Day #16 lesson)

More related rates exercises involving a cone-shaped tank and a trough with a trapezoidal cross-section.

Related Rates pt3 (for Day #16 lesson)

More related rates exercises involving the tracking of a hot-air balloon and the relative positions of two vehicles moving perpendicularly to each other.

Practice for the Assessment on Chapters through start of 2.6

This assessment will include 15 multiple choice (50% of score) and 7 free response (50% of score) questions.

Seek out relevant exercises on your own in both the "Differentiation" chapter of the Barron's book (for MCQ) and in the specified chapters of our textbook. The following recent topics will definitely be heavily featured (unsurprisingly):

• • Chain Rule (Ch 2.4)

  • Implicit Differentiation (Ch 2.5)

  • Related Rates (Ch 2.6)

  • "Ugly Algebra" derivatives that involve multiple differentiation rules

Go to next page, Chapter 3.1.