Applications of Differential Calculus

1. A spherical snowball is melting in such a way that its surface area decreases at
the rate of 1 sq. in/ min.
a. How fast is its radius shrinking when it is 3 in.
b. How fast is its volume shrinking when its radius is 3 in?
2. Ship A is 70 km west of ship B and is sailing south at the rate of 25 km/h. Ship B
is sailing north at the rate of 45 km/h. How fast is the distance between the two
ships changing 2 hours later?
3. A baseball diamond is a square whose sides are 90 ft long. If a batter hits a ball
and runs to first base at the rate of 20 ft/sec, how fast is his distance from second
base changing when he has run 50 ft?
4. Two legs of a right triangle are each 70 cm. If one leg grows at the rate of 5
cm/min and the other shrinks at the rate of 5 cm/min,
a. How fast is the hypotenuse of the triangle changing 2 minutes later?
b. How fast is the area of the triangle changing 2 minutes later?
5. Sand is being dumped from a dump truck at the rate of 10 cubic ft/min and
forms a pile shape of a cone whose height is always half its radius. How fast is its
height rising when the pile is 5 ft high?