A)
A real life example I found relating to rate
of change is about the speed of an airplane, specifically an Airbus A380.
B)
The table below, which I created, shows the
speed of the aircraft at given times. In this case, time 0 is right before
takeoff begins. The question I will be trying to solve is what is the speed of
the plane at 3 minutes.
C)
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Time (min)
|
0
|
2
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4
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6
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8
|
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Speed (kph)
|
0
|
90
|
220
|
350
|
400
|
I enjoyed reading your example of the speed of an airplane
ReplyDeleteyou did great job in expelling the rate of change with table and chart, maybe i would add more typed explanations, because I couldn't read the picture
otherwise you did great job !!
I enjoyed your post . it is good job
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your examples and how you present it. I think you did a great job
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your examples and the pics that your used, I think you post a good job.
ReplyDeleteThis was a good post on the changing dynamics of an airplane. It was interesting to see how fast the airplane speeds up.
ReplyDeleteadam,
ReplyDeletedefinitely a cool topic that you chose! your tables and graphs look good, however, it would have been better to see your explanation first then your images.
so, your question probably should have been "what is the acceleration of the plane at exactly 3 minutes" since calculating the speed for this example isn't related to the IRC. and if this is the question that you wanted to ask, then your secant line calculations should have all originated from the point t = 3 minutes. additionally, the IRC should have been calculated using a tangent line approximation, not the definition of the derivative.
other than these little snafoos, it's a nice post.
professor little