A boat is pulled in to a dock by means of a rope with one end attached to the bow of the boat, the other end passing though a ring attached to the dock at a point 4 feet higher than the bow of the boat. If the rope is pulled in at the rate of 2ft/sec how fast is the boat approaching the dock when 10 feet of rope are out?
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Let x = distance from boat to dock
Let r = length of rope from boat to ring
By Pythagorean theorem:
x² + 4² = r²
x² = r² − 16
When r = 10
x² = 100 − 16 = 84
x = 2 √21
x² = r² − 16
Differentiate both sides with respect to t (time)
2x dx/dt = 2r dr/dt + 0
dx/dt = (r dr/dt) / x
Now plug in known vales
Rope is pulled in at rate of 2ft/sec -----> dr/dt = −2
10 feet of rope are out -----> r = 10, x = 2 √21
dx/dt = 10 * −2 / (2 √21) = −10/√21 = −2.18
dx/dt < 0 -----> boat is approaching dock at a rate of 2.18 ft/sec
Mαthmφm
Let r = length of rope from boat to ring
By Pythagorean theorem:
x² + 4² = r²
x² = r² − 16
When r = 10
x² = 100 − 16 = 84
x = 2 √21
x² = r² − 16
Differentiate both sides with respect to t (time)
2x dx/dt = 2r dr/dt + 0
dx/dt = (r dr/dt) / x
Now plug in known vales
Rope is pulled in at rate of 2ft/sec -----> dr/dt = −2
10 feet of rope are out -----> r = 10, x = 2 √21
dx/dt = 10 * −2 / (2 √21) = −10/√21 = −2.18
dx/dt < 0 -----> boat is approaching dock at a rate of 2.18 ft/sec
Mαthmφm
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A right triangle is formed by the height = vertical distance from bow to ring, the base is the distance from bow to dock, and hypotenuse = length of rope from bow to ring.
Let x = base distance
Let L = rope length
L^2 = 4^2 + x^2
x = sqrt(L^2 - 16)
dx/dt = dx/dL * dL/dt
. . . dx/dL = L / sqrt(L^2 - 16)
dx/dt = L / sqrt(L^2 - 16) * dL/dt
. . . given L = 10 ; dL/dt = - 2
dx/dt = 10 / sqrt(10^2 - 16) * (- 2)
dx/dt = - 20 / sqrt(84) = - 10 / sqrt(21)
distance x is decreasing at about 2.182 ft/sec
Let x = base distance
Let L = rope length
L^2 = 4^2 + x^2
x = sqrt(L^2 - 16)
dx/dt = dx/dL * dL/dt
. . . dx/dL = L / sqrt(L^2 - 16)
dx/dt = L / sqrt(L^2 - 16) * dL/dt
. . . given L = 10 ; dL/dt = - 2
dx/dt = 10 / sqrt(10^2 - 16) * (- 2)
dx/dt = - 20 / sqrt(84) = - 10 / sqrt(21)
distance x is decreasing at about 2.182 ft/sec