Mathematics A-Level
Connected rates
What Connected rates means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Connected rates
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Use dy/dt = dy/dx × dx/dt, often with geometry formulae.
Topics that use Connected rates
- G: Differentiation (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Chain rule
- Derivative
- Differential equation
- Gradients and rates of change
- Graphical interpretation of derivatives
- Implicit differentiation
- Isolating dy/dx
- Limits and first principles
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