Working with position functions using acceleration and velocity.

A model rocket is fired vertically upward from rest. It's acceleration for the first three seconds is a(t)=60t at which time the fuel is exhausted and it becomes a free falling body. After 17 seconds, the rocket's parachute opens and the velocity slows linearly to -18 ft/sec in 5 seconds. The rocket then floats to the ground ...continues

Working with differential equations.

Solve (1-x^2)^(1/2)y'+1+y^2=0 xy(1+x^2)y'-(1+y^2)=0 xyy'=1+x^2+y^2+x^2y^2 sinx(e^y + 1)dx=e^y(1+cosx)dy, Y(0)=0

Calculus

#1 Write an equation of the line tangent to the curve y=f(x) at the given point P on the curve. Express the answer in the form ax+by=c. 1)y=3x^2-4; P(1,-1) 2)y=2x-1/x; P(0.5,-1) #2 Give the position function x=f(t) of a particle moving in a horizontal straight line. Find its location x when its velocity v is zero. 1)x=-1 ...continues

Rate of change

1) The area of a circle is decreasing at the rate of 2 pie cm^2/s. At what rate is the radius of the circle decreasing when its area is 75 pie cm^2? 2)Find f'(-1), given f(y)=h(g(y)), h(2)=55, g(-1)=2, h'(2)=-1, and g'(-1)=7

Calculating rates of change in regards to Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures.

The Celsius temperature C is given in terms of the Fahrenheit temperature F by C=5/9(F-32). Find the rate of change of C with respect to F and the rate of change of F with respect to C.

Determining the best place to sit at the movies based on a set of criteria.

A movie theater has a screen that is positioned 10 feet off the floor and is 25 feet high. The first row of seats is placed 9 feet from the screen and the rows are 3 feet apart. The floor of the seating area is inclined at an angle above the horizontal and the distance up the incline that you sit is x. The theater has 21 ro ...continues

Finding the maximum area of a rectangle.

Find the maximum area of a rectangle in the first quadrant with one corner at the origin, two sides on the coordinate axes, and one corner on the graph of y=-lnx , y>0

Area of a rectangle

A rectangular lot, 54 square yds. in area with a perimeter fence, is divided into 2 rectangular sections by a single connecting fence costing $2.00/yd. the perimeter fence costs $5.00/yd. Find the dimensions of the lot which minimizes the cost of fencing.

Optimization of surface area with a known perimeter.

You have 80 inches of wire. You can break it into two pieces or leave it intact. You're going to bend the pieces into squares. What are the maximum and minimum possible total areas of these squares?

Working with natural logs and ln x.

What is the square root of the ln of x?