Assignment CH 2
Assignment CH 2
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4. The area, A, in square metres, of a circular oil spill after t min is given by A = t2. The average rate of
change of the area of the oil spill over the first 5 min is approximately
a. 15 m2/min c. 32 m2/min
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b. 16 m /min d. 75 2/min
6. A secant drawn through the points shown on the graph has a slope of
a. c. 5
b. 2 d.
7. A tangent to the graph of the function at the point shown has a slope of
a. 2 c. 0
b. 1 d. 1
8. The number of people, P, at a playground after t min is given by P = t3 + 4t + 20. The instantaneous rate
of change of the number of people at the playground after 1 min is approximately
a. 5 people/min c. 7 people/min
b. 6 people/min d. 25 people/min
9. A tangent to the graph of the function at the point shown has a slope of approximately
a. c. 2
b. 2 d. 0
10. The number of people, P, at a playground after t min is given by P = t3 + 4t + 20. The average rate of
change of the number of people at the playground from 3 min to 4 min is
a. 39 people/min c. 59 people/min
b. 41 people/min d. 100 people/min
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12. Determine the approximate slope of the tangent to the curve at , to one decimal
place. (4 marks)
13. Estimate the slope of the tangent to the graph of the function at using the
centered interval method. (4 marks)
15. When estimating the value of the instantaneous rate of change in a relationship at a specific
point, what does the sign of this estimated value indicate? (2 marks)
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17. A ship that is docked in a harbor rises and falls with the waves. The function () = 2 +
10 21 models the vertical movements of the ship, h, in metres, at t seconds.
a. Determine the average rate of change in the height of the ship between the 3rd and 7th
second. (3 marks)
b. Using only rates of change, determine at what time the ship will be at its maximum. (4
marks)