<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm writing a paper for my English class and its supposed to explain a concept. I wanted to explain Calculus (because I thought then I could multi-task and study for Math while I'm also doing my English homework) but she said the subject was too broad for this paper. </p>
<p>I've decided to do related rates as my concept but am kinda confused now and was hoping some of you guys could help if you have time. I just need a couple ideas on how to set up my paper. I was thinking of starting with an intro. about somebody who places their icecream on the table and comes back. Then, I could show how they use related rates to calculuate the amount of ice cream that melted/dripped onto the floor. I've seen problems with water dripping and using related rates to figure stuff out but I'm not sure how to adapt it to this problem. </p>
<p>Would I be able to apply the concept of related rates to solve this problem if I say that the main character knows that they got a 6 inch tall cone with a 1 inch radius, and that it drips at 2cm^3/min? Is that too much information? Too little information? Please help:)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>