Miscellaneous
Last updated at August 25, 2026 by Teachoo
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Misc 2 The two equal sides of an isosceles triangle with fixed base b are decreasing at the rate of 3 cm per second. How fast is the area decreasing when the two equal sides are equal to the base ?Let x be the equal sides of isosceles triangle i.e. AB = AC = ๐ And, Base = BC = b Given that equal side of Triangle decreasing at 3 cm per second i.e. ๐๐ฅ/๐๐ก= โ 3 cm/sec. We need to find how fast is the area decreasing when the two equal sides are equal to the base i.e. ๐ ๐จ/๐ ๐ when ๐ = b Finding Area Letโs draw perpendicular AD to BC i.e. AD โฅ BC In Isosceles triangle, perpendicular from vertex to the side bisects the side i.e. D is the mid point of BC Thus, we can write BD = DC = ๐/๐ In โ ADB Using Pythagoras theorem (๐ด๐ต)^2=(๐ด๐ท)^2+(๐ต๐ท)^2 (๐ฅ)^2=(๐ด๐ท)^2+ (๐/2)^2 ๐ฅ2 โ (๐/2)^2=(๐ด๐ท)^2 (๐ด๐ท)^2 = ๐ฅ2 โ (๐/2)^2 ๐จ๐ซ=โ(๐๐โ(๐/๐)^๐ ) We know that Area of isosceles triangle = 1/2 ร Base ร Height A = 1/2 ร b ร โ(๐ฅ2โ(๐/2)^2 ) A = ๐/๐ ร b ร โ(๐๐โ๐^๐/๐) Finding ๐ ๐จ/๐ ๐ Differentiating w.r.t. t ๐๐ด/๐๐ก= 1/2 ๐ . ๐(โ(๐ฅ^2 โ ๐^2/4))/๐๐ก ๐๐ด/๐๐ก= 1/2 ๐ . ๐(โ(๐ฅ^2 โ ๐^2/4))/๐๐ก ร๐๐ฅ/๐๐ฅ ๐๐ด/๐๐ก= 1/2 ๐ . ๐(โ(๐ฅ^2 โ ๐^2/4))/๐๐ฅ ร๐ ๐/๐ ๐ ๐๐ด/๐๐ก= 1/2 ๐ . ๐(โ(๐ฅ^2 โ ๐^2/4))/๐๐ฅ ร ๐ ๐๐ด/๐๐ก= 1/2 ๐ [1/(2โ(๐ฅ2 โ ๐^2/4)) ร ๐(๐ฅ^2 โ ๐^2/4)/๐๐ฅ]ร 3" " ๐๐ด/๐๐ก= 1/2 ๐ [1/(2โ(๐ฅ2 โ ๐^2/4)) ร(2๐ฅโ0)]ร 3" " ๐ ๐จ/๐ ๐= ๐๐๐/(๐โ(๐๐ โ ๐^๐/๐)) Finding ๐ ๐จ/๐ ๐ at ๐ = b โ ๐๐ด/๐๐กโค|_(๐ฅ = ๐)=(3๐^2)/(2โ(๐^2 โ ๐^2/4)) = (6๐^2)/(4โ((4๐^2 โ ๐^2)/4))= (6๐^2)/(4โ((3๐^2)/4))= (6๐^2)/((4โ3 ๐)/2)= (6๐^2)/(2โ3 ๐)= 3๐/โ3 =๐โ3 Since dimension of area is cm2 and time is seconds โด ๐๐ด/๐๐ก = ๐โ๐ cm2/s