A survey drone climbs straight up from its launch pad. Its height above the pad, seconds after take-off, is
with in metres and in seconds, valid for .
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| height above the pad, in metres | |
| the rate at which that height is changing | |
| the instant the on-board camera fires |
The flight log happily reports the drone's average climb rate over a stretch of the flight. The camera's stabiliser cannot use that. It needs the instantaneous rate at the exact moment the shutter opens.
Using the limit definition
find the instantaneous rate at which the drone's height is changing at seconds.
Give an exact value.