Chapter 11: Q. 15 (page 898)
Find
(a) the displacement vectors from r(a) tor(b),
(b) the magnitude of the displacement vector, and
(c) the distance travelled by a particle on the curve from a to b.
r(t) = sin t , t cost, a = 0, b = 蟺
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Chapter 11: Q. 15 (page 898)
Find
(a) the displacement vectors from r(a) tor(b),
(b) the magnitude of the displacement vector, and
(c) the distance travelled by a particle on the curve from a to b.
r(t) = sin t , t cost, a = 0, b = 蟺
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