A rectangle has a length of 8 inches and a width of 6 inches whose sides are changing. The length is decreasing by 3 in/sec and the width is shrinking at 9 in/sec. What is the rate of change of the area?
A rectangle has a length of 8 inches and a width of 6 inches whose sides are changing. The length is decreasing by 3 in/sec and the width is shrinking at 9 in/sec. What is the rate of change of the area?
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Chapter3: The Derivative
Section3.3: Rates Of Change
Problem 29E: Explain the difference between the average rate of change of y as x changes a to b, and the...
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is decreasing by 3 in/sec and the width is shrinking at 9 in/sec. What is the rate of change of the
area?
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