Connected Rates of Change (AQA A-Level Mathematics): Flashcards

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Connected Rates of Change
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Definition of connected rates of change

Problems where 2+ quantities change & rates relate via equation

First step in solving related rates problems

Identify quantities changing with respect to time

Step 3 in related rates problem solving

Differentiate equation w.r.t. time (implicit differentiation)

dydt\frac{dy}{dt} in terms of chain rule

dydx×dxdt\frac{dy}{dx} \times \frac{dx}{dt}

Sign of rate for increasing quantities

Positive

Sign of rate for decreasing quantities

Negative

dAdr\frac{dA}{dr} for circle area A=πr2A = \pi r^2

2πr2\pi r

dPdr\frac{dP}{dr} for circle perimeter P=2πrP = 2\pi r

2π2\pi

Differentiation technique used in related rates

Implicit differentiation

Volume formula for a cone

V=13πr2hV = \frac{1}{3}\pi r^2 h

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