A bug is moving along the parabola y = x^2. At what point on the parabola are the x-and-y coordinates changing at the same rate?
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
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y = x^2
dy/dt = 2x dx/dt
dx/dt = 2x dx/dt
2x dx/dt - dx/dt = 0
dx/dt (2x - 1) = 0
2x - 1 = 0
x = 1/2
y = (1/2)^2 = 1/4
(1/2, 1/4)
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OR:
y = x^2
dy/dt = 2x dx/dt
For dy/dt = dx/dt, 2x = 1, x = 1/2
dy/dt = 2x dx/dt
dx/dt = 2x dx/dt
2x dx/dt - dx/dt = 0
dx/dt (2x - 1) = 0
2x - 1 = 0
x = 1/2
y = (1/2)^2 = 1/4
(1/2, 1/4)
=======================================…
OR:
y = x^2
dy/dt = 2x dx/dt
For dy/dt = dx/dt, 2x = 1, x = 1/2
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y = x^2
Differentiate both sides with respect to t
dy/dt = 2x dx/dt
We need to find where on parabola dy/dt = dx/dt
dy/dt = dx/dt
2x dx/dt = dx/dt
2x = 1
x = 1/2
y = (1/2)^2 = 1/4
At point (1/2, 1/4)
Differentiate both sides with respect to t
dy/dt = 2x dx/dt
We need to find where on parabola dy/dt = dx/dt
dy/dt = dx/dt
2x dx/dt = dx/dt
2x = 1
x = 1/2
y = (1/2)^2 = 1/4
At point (1/2, 1/4)