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VCE 11 Methods 2023

10.01 Rates of change

Interactive practice questions

The electrical resistance, $R$R, of a component at temperature, $t$t, is given by $R=9+\frac{t}{17}+\frac{t^2}{108}$R=9+t17+t2108.

Find $\frac{dR}{dt}$dRdt, the instantaneous rate of increase of resistance with respect to temperature.

Easy
2min

The volume of gas, $V$V, is related to the pressure, $P$P, by the equation $PV=k$PV=k, where $k$k is a constant.

Find $\frac{dV}{dP}$dVdP, the rate of increase of volume with respect to pressure.

Easy
2min

The asset value of a corporation is expected to change according to the formula $V=-4x^6-5x^5+250x^4+40000$V=4x65x5+250x4+40000.

Easy
2min

The temperature, $T$T, in degrees Celsius of a body at time $t$t minutes is modelled by $T=37+1.4t-0.02t^2$T=37+1.4t0.02t2.

Easy
6min
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Outcomes

U1.AoS3.2

interpretation of graphs of empirical data with respect to rate of change such as temperature or pollution levels over time, motion graphs and the height of water in containers of different shapes that are being filled at a constant rate, with informal consideration of continuity and smoothness

U2.AoS3.7

the limit definition of the derivative of a function, the central difference approximation, and the derivative as the rate of change or gradient function of a given function

U2.AoS3.3

the derivative as the gradient of the graph of a function at a point and its representation by a gradient function, and as a rate of change

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