Related Rates with Right Triangles (Part 1 of 3)

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Objective

SWBAT model and solve related rates problems using right triangles.

Right triangles are everywhere! The geometry of right triangles can be used to model a variety of related rates problems.

Lesson Author

Jason Slowbe

Temecula, CA

Grade Level

Twelfth grade

Subjects

Math

Differentiation

implicit differentiation

Precalculus and Calculus

Standards

Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

Model with mathematics.

Use appropriate tools strategically.

Attend to precision.

Look for and make use of structure.

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