Question

The length of a rectangle is increasing at a rate of 7 cm/s and its width is increasing at a rate of 3 cm/s. When the length is 11 cm and the width is 5 cm, how fast is the area of the rectangle increasing?

Answer 1

Answer: 89 cm^2/minute

Step-by-step explanation:

Initial Area:                11 x 5 = 55 cm^2

Area after 1 minute:  18 x 8 = 144 cm^2

The area of the triangle is increasing by