The document discusses related rates problems in mathematics. It provides examples of how to solve related rates problems using derivatives and the chain rule. In one example, the radius of an oil slick is increasing and the volume is known to be increasing at a rate of 10,000 liters per second. The problem is to determine the rate of change of the radius. The solution uses derivatives and the geometry of the situation to set up and solve an equation relating the rates of change. A second example involves determining the rate at which two people walking away from each other are increasing their distance apart.