Grade 12 Maths · Calculus
Find a rate of change
Use the derivative to find how fast something is changing at a given moment (for example speed is the derivative of distance with respect to time).
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Question b · Siyavula Grade 12 Mathematics, 6.7 Applications of differential calculus, Worked example 23 · 2 marks
The height (in metres) of a golf ball seconds after it has been hit into the air, is given by . Determine the following:
b The vertical velocity of the ball after .(2)
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