Answer:
The base of the triangle decreases at a rate of 2.262 centimeters per minute.
Step-by-step explanation:
From Geometry we understand that area of triangle is determined by the following expression:
(Eq. 1)
Where:
- Area of the triangle, measured in square centimeters.
- Base of the triangle, measured in centimeters.
- Height of the triangle, measured in centimeters.
By Differential Calculus we deduce an expression for the rate of change of the area in time:
(Eq. 2)
Where:
- Rate of change of area in time, measured in square centimeters per minute.
- Rate of change of base in time, measured in centimeters per minute.
- Rate of change of height in time, measured in centimeters per minute.
Now we clear the rate of change of base in time within (Eq, 2):
![\frac{1}{2}\cdot\frac{db}{dt}\cdot h = \frac{dA}{dt}-\frac{1}{2}\cdot b\cdot \frac{dh}{dt}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%5Ccdot%5Cfrac%7Bdb%7D%7Bdt%7D%5Ccdot%20h%20%3D%20%20%5Cfrac%7BdA%7D%7Bdt%7D-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%5Ccdot%20b%5Ccdot%20%5Cfrac%7Bdh%7D%7Bdt%7D)
(Eq. 3)
The base of the triangle can be found clearing respective variable within (Eq. 1):
![b = \frac{2\cdot A}{h}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=b%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B2%5Ccdot%20A%7D%7Bh%7D)
If we know that
,
,
and
, the rate of change of the base of the triangle in time is:
![b = \frac{2\cdot (130\,cm^{2})}{15\,cm}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=b%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B2%5Ccdot%20%28130%5C%2Ccm%5E%7B2%7D%29%7D%7B15%5C%2Ccm%7D)
![b = 17.333\,cm](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=b%20%3D%2017.333%5C%2Ccm)
![\frac{db}{dt} = \left(\frac{2}{15\,cm}\right)\cdot \left(4.7\,\frac{cm^{2}}{min} \right) -\left(\frac{17.333\,cm}{15\,cm} \right)\cdot \left(2.5\,\frac{cm}{min} \right)](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7Bdb%7D%7Bdt%7D%20%3D%20%5Cleft%28%5Cfrac%7B2%7D%7B15%5C%2Ccm%7D%5Cright%29%5Ccdot%20%5Cleft%284.7%5C%2C%5Cfrac%7Bcm%5E%7B2%7D%7D%7Bmin%7D%20%5Cright%29%20-%5Cleft%28%5Cfrac%7B17.333%5C%2Ccm%7D%7B15%5C%2Ccm%7D%20%5Cright%29%5Ccdot%20%5Cleft%282.5%5C%2C%5Cfrac%7Bcm%7D%7Bmin%7D%20%5Cright%29)
![\frac{db}{dt} = -2.262\,\frac{cm}{min}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7Bdb%7D%7Bdt%7D%20%3D%20-2.262%5C%2C%5Cfrac%7Bcm%7D%7Bmin%7D)
The base of the triangle decreases at a rate of 2.262 centimeters per minute.