Chapter 3: Differentiation
The radius of a right circular cylinder is
and its height is , where t is
time in seconds and the dimensions are in inches. Find the rate of change of the volume of the
cylinder, V, with respect to time.
The ordering and transportation cost C for the components used in manufacturing a
where C is measured in thousands of dollars and x is the
order size in hundreds. Find the rate of change of C with respect to x for x = 24. Round your
answer to two decimal places.
–6.44 thousand dollars per hundred
8.04 thousand dollars per hundred
3.28 thousand dollars per hundred
–4.92 thousand dollars per hundred
–7.96 thousand dollars per hundred
A population of 620 bacteria is introduced into a culture and grows in number
according to the equation
where t is measured in hours. Find the rate at
which the population is growing when t = 2. Round your answer to two decimal places.
226.7 bacteria per hour
68.89 bacteria per hour
65.26 bacteria per hour
51.52 bacteria per hour
61.23 bacteria per hour