[4.1 Problem 38] You stand 40 ft from a bottle rocket on the ground and watch as it takes off vertically into the air at a rate of 20 ft/s. Find the rate at which the angle of elevation changes when the rocket is 30 ft in the air.

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[4.1 Problem 38] You stand 40 ft from a bottle rocket on the ground and watch as it takes off vertically into the
air at a rate of 20 ft/s. Find the rate at which the angle of elevation changes when the rocket is 30 ft in the air.
Solution:
40 ft
We are asked to find de when h =
20. We can see that 0 = tan- ().
so =
30, given that
dh
de
SO
1 dh
40
1
IP OF (4)+1
30 we can see that 9
1600+h2
40(20)
1600+(30)2
do
When h
800
2500
(the units are radians per second).
Transcribed Image Text:[4.1 Problem 38] You stand 40 ft from a bottle rocket on the ground and watch as it takes off vertically into the air at a rate of 20 ft/s. Find the rate at which the angle of elevation changes when the rocket is 30 ft in the air. Solution: 40 ft We are asked to find de when h = 20. We can see that 0 = tan- (). so = 30, given that dh de SO 1 dh 40 1 IP OF (4)+1 30 we can see that 9 1600+h2 40(20) 1600+(30)2 do When h 800 2500 (the units are radians per second).
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