Question

1. A square metal plate is expanding and its edge is increasing at the rate of 2cm/min. How fast is the area of the plate increasing if the edge of plate is 20 cm? ​

Answer 1

let s be the side of a square

Area of a square is given by s^2.

da/ds=2sds

=2(20)(2)

=80cm2.

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