Communicating and Connecting What We Know About Integrating a Rate

Verbal Graph

The graph at the right describes the rate

at which the quantity of water in a tank is
changing. At t = 0, there are exactly 100
gallons of water in the tank.

Write an integral expression for G(t), the

number of gallons of water in the tank
after t seconds.

G(t) =

Table Analysis
t G(t) 1. State the domain and range of G(t).

0 2. Determine when the rate of flow of water

1 is positive.

2 3. Determine when the rate of flow of water

is negative.
3
4 4. Will the amount of water in the tank ever
return to 100 gallons? If so, for what
5 values of t?
6
7 5. Will the number of gallons in the tank ever
level off? Explain your reasoning.
8
9
6. At what points, if any, are the tangents to
10 G(t) horizontal?

7. Write the equation of the tangent line to

the function G(t) at t = 5.

Adapted from 2006 AP Exam Question #3