#Related Rates: Linear vs Angular speed Please help ;-;

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strange robin
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For part a, you can get relation between x and theta by using the projection formula

late mesa
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i dont think i know that formula yet..

strange robin
late mesa
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adjecent over hypothenuse

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x/30

strange robin
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Yeah, in this case

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So you can get the relation

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x = 30 cos theta

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Now find dx/dt using the chain rule for derivatives

late mesa
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is this in the right step?

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