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AP Calculus AB/BC
Unit 4 – Contextual Applications of Differentiation
Topic 4.3
Water is leaking from a tank. The amount of water in the tank at a time, t, is modeled by the function w(t). Interpret the first derivative w'(t) in context.
It is equivalent to the time it takes for the tank to become empty.
It is the rate at which water leaves the tank.
It is the amount of water, in gallons, in the tank at a time t.
It is the rate at which the rate of water leaving the tank changes.
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AP Calculus AB/BC - 4.3 Rates of Change in Applied Contexts other than Motion
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