题目
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A point is moving along the curve with equation in such a way that the -coordinate of is increasing at a constant rate of 5 units per second.
(a) Find the rate at which the -coordinate of is changing when . Give your answer in terms of the constant .
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(b) Given that the curve has a minimum point when , find the value of .
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题目中文翻译
点 沿着方程为 的曲线运动,且 的 坐标以每秒 5 个单位的恒定速率增加。
(a) 当 时,求 的 坐标的变化率。答案用常数 表示。
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(b) 已知该曲线在 时有一个极小点,求 的值。
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解答
(a)
解法一
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纵坐标随时间的变化率等于曲线斜率乘横坐标随时间的变化率。
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Differentiating gives . At , the slope is . Since ,
units per second.
(b)
解法一
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极小点是定义域内部的驻点。把 代入一阶导数并令它为零。
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At the minimum, , so . This gives at , consistent with a minimum.