009A Sample Final 1, Problem 5

A kite 30 (meters) above the ground moves horizontally at a speed of 6 (m/s). At what rate is the length of the string increasing

when 50 (meters) of the string has been let out?

Foundations:
The Pythagorean Theorem
For a right triangle with side lengths $a,b,c$, where $c$ is the length of the
hypotenuse, we have $a^{2}+b^{2}=c^{2}.$

Solution:

Step 1:
Insert diagram.
From the diagram, we have $30^{2}+h^{2}=s^{2}$ by the Pythagorean Theorem.
Taking derivatives, we get
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 2hh'=2ss'.}

Step 2:
If   Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle s=50,} then  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle h=\sqrt{50^2-30^2}=40.}
So, we have   $2(40)6=2(50)s'.$
Solving for   Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle s',}   we get   Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle s'=\frac{24}{5}}   m/s.

Final Answer:
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle s'=\frac{24}{5}}   m/s

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