Question

A car leaves an intersection traveling east. Its position t sec later is given by
x = t2 + t
ft. At the same time, another car leaves the same intersection heading north, traveling
y = t2 + 3t ft
in t sec. Find the rate at which the distance between the two cars will be changing 3 sec later. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

Answer 1

x = t^2 + 1t which is 10 at t=3
y = t^2 + 3t which is 18 at t=3

dx/dt = 2 t + 1 which is 7 at t=3
dy/dt = 2 t + 3 which is 9 at t=3

r^2 = x^2 + y^2 = 434 at t = 3
so at t = 3, r = 20.6

2 r dr/dt = 2 x dx/dt + 2 y dy/dt
20.6 dr/dt = 10(7) + 18(9)
dr/dt = 11.3 ft/s

Answer 2

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Answer 3

x would actually be 12 not 10