Chapter 11: Q. 13 (page 901)
Unit tangent vectors: Find the unit tangent vector for the given function at the specified value of t.
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Ans: Thus the unit tangent vector to at is
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Chapter 11: Q. 13 (page 901)
Unit tangent vectors: Find the unit tangent vector for the given function at the specified value of t.
Ans: Thus the unit tangent vector to at is
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Imagine that you are driving on a twisting mountain road. Describe the unit tangent vector, principal unit normal vector, and binomial vector as you ascend, descend, twist right, and twist left.
Find parametric equations for each of the vector-valued functions in Exercises 26–34, and sketch the graphs of the functions, indicating the direction for increasing values of t.
Let be a differentiable scalar function and be a differentiable vector function. Prove that . (This is Theorem 11.11 (b).)
Prove that the cross product of two orthogonal unit vectors is a unit vector.
Given a differentiable vector-valued function r(t), what is the definition of the unit tangent vector T(t)?
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