Practice Problems for 3/18
- A certain type of slug has a semicircle cross section, where the rounded part of the semicircle is its back. The slug is always 5 times as long as it is high. When the slug is 10 inches long, it grows at a rate of .2 inches per week.
- At what rate is the slugs volume increasing when it is 10 inches long?
- How fast is the area of the slug's belly (the part of the slug that touches the ground) growing when it is 10 inches long?