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OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do i find the rate of change of the distance between the origin and a moving point on the graph of y=sinx if dx/dt=2 centimeters per second

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do you take the sine of a centimeter?!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'll assume it's 2 units per second. At time t, what's x? At time t, what's y? At time t, what the distance between (x, y) and the origin? Take the derivative.

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