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Choose the correct alternative: A balloon rises straight up at 10 m/s. An observer is 40 m away from the spot where the balloon left the ground. The rate of change of the balloon’s angle - Mathematics

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Choose the correct alternative:

A balloon rises straight up at 10 m/s. An observer is 40 m away from the spot where the balloon left the ground. The rate of change of the balloon’s angle of elevation in radian per second when the balloon is 30 metres above the ground

Options

  • `3/25` radians/sec

  • `4/25` radians/sec

  • `1/5` radians/sec

  • 1/3` radians/sec

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`4/25` radians/sec

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Chapter 7: Applications of Differential Calculus - Exercise 7.10 [Page 54]

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Samacheer Kalvi Mathematics - Volume 1 and 2 [English] Class 12 TN Board
Chapter 7 Applications of Differential Calculus
Exercise 7.10 | Q 2 | Page 54

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