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Please solve RD Sharma class 12 chapter Derivative As a Rate Measure exercise 12.2 question 17 maths textbook solution

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Answer: \frac{d y}{d t}=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}} m / s e c  and x=3 \sqrt{2} m

Hint: Here we use the theorem of Pythagoras

Given: The top of ladder is 6 meter long is resting against a vertical wall on a level pavement, when the ladder begins to side outward.

Solution: Let AC  be the position of the ladder initially then AC=6 m

DE be the position of the ladder after being pulled at the rate of 0.5 m/sec.

So \frac{d x}{d t}=0.5 m/sec …….. (i)                                                                                                                                                        

\Delta ABC , let’s apply Pythagoras theorem

A B^{2}+B C^{2}=A C^{2}

y^{2}+x^{2}=h^{2}       ……… (ii)

Here h = 6 and x=4

\begin{aligned} &y^{2}=6^{2}-4^{2} \\\\ &y^{2}=36-16 \\\\ &y^{2}=20=4 \times 5=2 \sqrt{5} \end{aligned}

Differentiate equation (ii)

\begin{aligned} &y^{2}+x^{2}=h^{2} \\\\ &2 x \frac{d x}{d t}=-2 y \frac{d y}{d t} \end{aligned}

Let’s put value of x = 4 and y = 2\sqrt{5}   and \frac{d x}{d t}=0.5  ........equation (iii)

\begin{aligned} &2 \times 4 \times 0.5=-2 \times 2 \sqrt{5} \times \frac{d y}{d t} \\\\ &\Rightarrow \frac{d y}{d t}=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec} \end{aligned}

 From equation (iii) we get,

2 x \frac{d x}{d t}=-2 y \frac{d y}{d t}     as we know from question \left[\frac{d x}{d t}=\frac{d y}{d t}\right]

x=-y

Substituting x=-y  in x^{2}+y^{2}=36

We get

\begin{aligned} &x^{2}+x^{2}=36 \\\\ &2 x^{2}=36 \\\\ &x^{2}=18 \\\\ &x=3 \sqrt{2} \end{aligned}

 

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