Related Rates: A waterskier skis over a ramp of height 1 m and length 5 m at a speed of 12m/s. How fast is she rising as she leaves the ramp?

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anonymous · Answer

I know that:

anonymous · Answer

Given: dd/dt is 12m/s (if d = horizontal distance)
Find: dh/dt when h = 1 m (if h equals height.)

anonymous · Answer

(I think?) But I'm not sure what formula I'm supposed to use to find the derivative.

isaiah.feynman · Answer

The ramp is a right angled triangle, the pythagorean theorem gives the relation of the sides.
Thats the formula to use.

anonymous · Answer

If we took d/dt of d^2 + h^2 = c^2, then what would we do about dc/dt? That wasn't given/that isn't want we need to find.

isaiah.feynman · Answer

Hey, you still there?

isaiah.feynman · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Yes, I'm still here.

isaiah.feynman · Answer

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