Answered

A child flies a kite at a height of 50 ​ft, the wind carrying the kite horizontally away from the child at a rate of 26 StartFraction ft Over sec EndFraction . How fast must the child let out the string when the kite is 130 ft away from the​ child?

Answer :

ogbe2k3

Answer:

24 ft/sec

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the string be the hypotenuse of a right triangle with a constant feet of 50

The vertical leg is considered as the height of the kite

The horizontal leg of the kite is not given, but increases at speed of 26 ft/sec

The length of the leg should be called  leg x , the length of the string L at any point is known by

L² = 50² + x².

The String release rate is given as dL/dt. That is the amount looking for presently   when L = 150. When L = 130, x that is found by substitution

130² = 50² + x², then x = √(130² - 50²) = 120 ft

Applying differentiation method for change of L

2L dL/dt = 0 + 2x dx/dt

When L = 130 and then x = 120

2(130) dL/dt = 2(120) (26)  

dL/dt = 24 ft/sec

The rate of change of the length of the string with time is given by

applying chain rule of differentiation.

When the kite is 130 ft. away, the child must let out the string at a rate of 24

ft./second.

Reasons:

The given information are;

Height of the kite = 50 ft.

Horizontal speed of the kite due to the wind = 26 ft./s

Required:

The rate at which the child should let the string out when the kite is 130 ft.

away.

The length of the string, s = √(x² + 50²)

The speed of the string = [tex]\dfrac{ds}{dt}[/tex]

By chain rule of differentiation, we have;

[tex]\dfrac{ds}{dt} = \mathbf{\dfrac{ds}{dx} \times \dfrac{dx}{dt}}[/tex]

Where;

[tex]\dfrac{dx}{dt}[/tex] = The horizontal speed of the kite = 26 ft./s

[tex]\dfrac{ds}{dx} = \dfrac{d\sqrt{x^2 + 50^2} }{dx} = \dfrac{x}{\sqrt{x^2 + 50^2}}[/tex]

Therefore;

[tex]The \ speed \ of \ the \ string = \dfrac{ds}{dt} = 26 \times \dfrac{x}{\sqrt{x^2 + 50^2}} = 26 \times \dfrac{x}{s}[/tex]

When s = 130, we get;

[tex]\dfrac{ds}{dt} = 26 \times \dfrac{\sqrt{130^2 - 50^2}}{130} \approx 24[/tex]

The speed of the string when the kite is 130 ft. away is 24 ft./sec.

The child must let out the string at a rate of 24 ft./sec.

Learn more here:

https://brainly.com/question/14023950

Other Questions