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Analyzing problems involving related rates

AP Calc: CHA‑3 (EU), CHA‑3.D (LO), CHA‑3.D.1 (EK), CHA‑3.D.2 (EK)
Related rates problems are word problems where we reason about the rate of change of a quantity by using information we have about the rate of change of another quantity that's related to it. Let's get acquainted with this sort of problem.
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