Contextual Applications of Differentiation
A particle's position is given by . During what time interval is the particle moving to the right?
The temperature of a room is changing at a rate of degrees Celsius per minute, where is in minutes. What are the units of the derivative ?
Degrees Celsius
Minutes
Degrees Celsius per minute
Minutes per degree Celsius
Water is leaking from a tank at a rate of liters per hour, where is in hours and 0 \le t \le 5
. How much water leaks out of the tank during the first 3 hours?
141 Liters
150 Liters
123 Liters
159 Liters
If the position of a particle is given by , what is the velocity of the particle at ?
5
7
10
14
A particle moves along the x-axis with position given by for 0 \le t \le 5
. What is the maximum speed of the particle on this interval?
0
12
15
24
The rate of change of the population of a town is modeled by the function , where is measured in years. What does mean?
The population of the town is 200 after 5 years.
The population of the town increased by 200 people during the first 5 years.
The population of the town is increasing at a rate of 200 people per year after 5 years.
The average population of the town over 5 years is 200.

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