The base of a triangle is decreasing at a rate of 13 millimeters per minute and the height of the triangle is increasing at a rate of 6 millimeters per minute.At a certain instant, the base is 5 millimeters and the height is 1 millimeter.What is the rate of change of the area of the triangle at that instant (in square millimeters per minute)?Choose 1 answer:(A) 21.5(B) −8.5(C) −21.5(D) 8.5
Q. The base of a triangle is decreasing at a rate of 13 millimeters per minute and the height of the triangle is increasing at a rate of 6 millimeters per minute.At a certain instant, the base is 5 millimeters and the height is 1 millimeter.What is the rate of change of the area of the triangle at that instant (in square millimeters per minute)?Choose 1 answer:(A) 21.5(B) −8.5(C) −21.5(D) 8.5
Calculate Initial Area: Now, let's calculate the initial area of the triangle with the given base and height.Area = (5mm×1mm)/2=25mm2=2.5mm2.
Find Rate of Change: To find the rate of change of the area, we'll use the formula for the derivative of the area with respect to time, dtdA=21×(dtdb×h+b×dtdh), where dtdb is the rate of change of the base and dtdh is the rate of change of the height.
Plug in Values: We know dtdb=−13mm/min (since the base is decreasing) and dtdh=6mm/min (since the height is increasing). Let's plug these values into the formula. dtdA=21×(−13mm/min×1mm+5mm×6mm/min).
Perform Calculation: Now, let's do the calculation.dtdA=21∗(−13mm2/min+30mm2/min)=21∗17mm2/min=8.5mm2/min.
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