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Principal unit normal vectors: Find the principal unit normal vector for the given function at the specified value of t.
$r (t) = 鉄� 3 \sin 2 t, 3 \cos 2 t 鉄�, t = \frac{蟺}{3}$

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Ans: The principal unit normal vector of $r (t) = 鉄� 3 \sin 2 t, 3 \cos 2 t 鉄�$ at $t = \frac{蟺}{3}$ is $<\frac{- \sqrt{3}}{2}, \frac{1}{2}>$

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Step 1. Given information:

$r (t) = 鉄� 3 \sin 2 t, 3 \cos 2 t 鉄�, t = \frac{蟺}{3}$

Step 2. Simplifying the principal unit normal vector:

The principal unit normal vector of $r (t)$ denoted by $N (t)$ is given by

$N (t) = \frac{T^{'} (t)}{||T^{'} (t)||}$ where $T (t) = \frac{r^{'} (t)}{||r^{'} (t)||}$

$T (t)$ should be calculated first and then $N (t)$ is to be evaluated. We start by comparing $r^{'} (t)$ first:

$r^{'} (t) = 鉄� 6 \cos 2 t, - 6 \sin 2 t 鉄� ||r^{'} (t)|| = \sqrt{(6 \cos 2 t)^{2} + (- 6 \sin 2 t)^{2}} = \sqrt{36 (\cos^{2} 2 t + \sin^{2} 2 t)} = 6$

The unit tangent vector of $r (t)$ is

$T (t) = \frac{r^{'} (t)}{||r^{'} (t)||} = \frac{鉄� 6 \cos 2 t, - 6 \sin 2 t 鉄�}{6} = 鉄� \cos 2 t, - \sin 2 t 鉄�$

Step 3. Finding the principal unit normal vector:

To find $N (t)$ we divide $T^{'} (t)$ by its magnitude.

$T^{'} (t) = \sqrt{(- 2 \sin 2 t)^{2} + (- 2 \cos 2 t)^{2}} = \sqrt{4 {(\sin^{2} 2 t)}^{2} + (- 2 \cos 2 t)^{2}} = 2$

The principal unit normal vector

$N (t) = \frac{T^{'} (t)}{||T^{'} (t)||} = \frac{鉄� - 2 \sin 2 t, - 2 \cos 2 t 鉄�}{2} = 鉄� - 2 \sin 2 t, - \cos 2 t 鉄� At t = \frac{蟺}{3}, N (t) = N (\frac{蟺}{3}) = <- \sin \frac{2 蟺}{3}, - \cos \frac{2 蟺}{3}> = <\frac{- \sqrt{3}}{2}, \frac{1}{2}>$

Thus the principle unit normal vector of $r (t)$ at $t = \frac{蟺}{3}$ is

$<\frac{- \sqrt{3}}{2}, \frac{1}{2}>$

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Principal unit normal vectors: Find the principal unit normal vector for the given function at the specified value of t.
$r (t) = 鉄� 3 \sin 2 t, 3 \cos 2 t 鉄�, t = \frac{蟺}{3}$

Short Answer

Step by step solution

Step 1. Given information:

Step 2. Simplifying the principal unit normal vector:

Step 3. Finding the principal unit normal vector:

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Principal unit normal vectors: Find the principal unit normal vector for the given function at the specified value of t.r(t)=鉄�3sin2t,3cos2t鉄�,t=蟺3

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Step by step solution

Step 1. Given information:

Step 2. Simplifying the principal unit normal vector:

Step 3. Finding the principal unit normal vector:

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Principal unit normal vectors: Find the principal unit normal vector for the given function at the specified value of t.
$r (t) = 鉄� 3 \sin 2 t, 3 \cos 2 t 鉄�, t = \frac{蟺}{3}$