Chain Rule for Related Rates

Rarely Tested

If two differentiable quantities x and y both vary with time t, then

$$\frac{dy}{dt} = \frac{dy}{dx} \cdot \frac{dx}{dt}$$

where y is considered a differentiable function of x, which in turn depends on t.

Question 1

A particle moves along the curve $$y=\frac13x^3-3x^2+11x-5$$ Find the coordinates of the point on the curve at which the rate of change of its $$y$$-coordinate is exactly twice the rate of change of its $$x$$-coordinate with respect to time.

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