The length of a rectangle is increasing at a rate of 11 cm/s and its width is increasing at a rate of 4 cm/s. When the length is 10 cm and the width is 5 cm, how fast is the area increa a) O 50 cm/s b) O 95 cm/s c) O 75 cm/s d) O 2200 cm/s e) O 15 cm/s

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The length of a rectangle is increasing at a rate of 11 cm/s and its width is increasing at a rate of 4 cm/s. When the length is 10 cm and the width is 5 cm, how fast is the area increasing?
a) O 50 cm2/s
b) O 95 cm2/s
c) O 75 cm-/s
d) O 2200 cm²/s
e) O15 cm
2/s
Transcribed Image Text:The length of a rectangle is increasing at a rate of 11 cm/s and its width is increasing at a rate of 4 cm/s. When the length is 10 cm and the width is 5 cm, how fast is the area increasing? a) O 50 cm2/s b) O 95 cm2/s c) O 75 cm-/s d) O 2200 cm²/s e) O15 cm 2/s
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