Derivative as Rate of Change
Derivative as Rate of Change: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Application of Derivative, Rate of Change of Quantities, Derivative as (Instantaneous) Rate of Change of a Function & Instantaneous Rate of Change of a Function w.r.t. another Function etc.
Important Questions on Derivative as Rate of Change
The length of a rectangle is decreasing at the rate of and the width is increasing at the rate of When the rate of change of the perimeter, the area of the rectangle would be:

A ladder 5m long is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is pulled along the ground, away from the wall, at the rate of . How fast is its height on the wall decreasing when the foot of the ladder is 4m away from the wall?

Water is running into an underground right circular conical reservoir, which is deep and radius of its base is If the rate of change in the volume of water in the reservoir is , then the rate (in ) at which water rises in it, when the water level is , is

If the volume of a sphere is increasing at a constant rate, then the rate at which its radius is increasing,is

In which of the following range lies such that increases more rapidly than .

At which point on the parabola the rate of increase of the - coordinate is the same as the rate of the increase of - coordinate

If there is error in measuring the radius of Sphere, then .......... will be the percentage error in the surface area.

If and x increases at the rate of units per second, then the rate of change in slope of the curve when , is

A point on the parabola at which the ordinate increases at twice the rate of the abscissa is:

At which point on the parabola the rate of increase of the - coordinate is the same as the rate of the increase of - coordinate.

A point on the parabola at which the ordinate increases at twice the rate of the abscissa, is

The distance in meters covered by a body in t seconds, is given by
The body will stop after

A company's profits, in thousands of dollars, can be modelled by the function: , where is the number of units sold (in millions) each week. Write down the values of for which the instantaneous rate of change is zero. Justify your answer.

A company's profits, in thousands of dollars, can be modelled by the function: , where is the number of units sold (in millions) each week. State the values of for which the instantaneous rate of change is positive. State the values of for which the instantaneous rate of change is negative. Explain the meaning of each of these results.

A company's profits, in thousands of dollars, can be modelled by the function: , where is the number of units sold (in millions) each week. Calculate the instantaneous rate of change at . Explain the meaning of these values.

The distance of a bungee jumper below his starting point can be modelled by the function , where is the time in seconds. Find and comment on the values obtained.

The distance of a bungee jumper below his starting point can be modelled by the function , where is the time in seconds. State the quantity represented by .

The distance of a bungee jumper below his starting point can be modelled by the function , where is the time in seconds.Find .

The profit, ,made from selling cupcakes, , is modelled by the function . Find the rate of change of the profit. with respect to the number of cupcakes when and comment your answers.

The profit, ,made from selling cupcakes, , is modelled by the function . Find .
