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Contextual Applications of Differentiation

Question 1
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If the edge of a cube is increasing at a rate of 3 cm/min3\text{ cm/min}3 cm/min, at what rate is the volume of the cube increasing when the edge length is 10 cm10\text{ cm}10 cm?

Question 2
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If the height of a cone is quadrupled while the radius remains the same, how does the volume change?

Question 3
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1 mark

What is the ratio of the volume of a cone to the volume of a cylinder with the same radius and height?

Question 4
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1 mark

A spotlight on the ground shines on a wall 121212m away; if a man 222m tall walks from the spotlight toward the wall at a speed of 1.61.61.6m/s, how fast is his shadow on the wall shrinking when he is half way to the wall?

Question 5
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

In related rates problems involving a right triangle whose sides are changing length over time, which mathematical rule is often used after writing an equation that relates its sides?

Question 6
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the formula for the volume of a cone?

Question 7
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1 mark

If the volume of a cone is halved while the height remains the same, how does the radius change?

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Question 8
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If a balloon is being inflated such that its volume increases at a rate of 4 cm3/s4 \text{ cm}^3/\text{s}4 cm3/s, what is the rate of increase of the radius when the radius is 2 cm2 \text{ cm}2 cm, given that V=43πr3V = \frac{4}{3}\pi r^3V=34​πr3?

Question 9
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

When analyzing how fast a shadow grows as a person walks away from a light source, why would you prefer implicit differentiation over direct integration?

Question 10
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Which of the following is NOT a variable in the volume formula for a cone?