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Problem
A particle moves along the parabola
y
2
=
12
x
y^{2}=12x
y
2
=
12
x
. When the particle is at
(
3
,
6
)
(3,6)
(
3
,
6
)
, its
y
y
y
–coordinate is increasing at
4
cm/s
4\text{ cm/s}
4
cm/s
. Determine the instantaneous rate of change of the
x
x
x
–coordinate,
d
x
d
t
\dfrac{dx}{dt}
d
t
d
x
, at that point (include units).
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