Related Rates Circle Problem
- Author:
- Dr Phil Clark
- Topic:
- Calculus
This animation shows how we can relate rates of two quantities just by knowing a relationship between the two quantities.
For this animation, the radius is growing at a constant rate of 2 in/min. See if you can find how fast the area is increasing when the radius is 4 inches.
There are plots of the relationship between time and area as well as the relationship between radius and area.
Click play to run