Chapter 11: Q. 30 (page 880)
Find the unit tangent vector and the principal unit normal vector at the specified value of t.
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Chapter 11: Q. 30 (page 880)
Find the unit tangent vector and the principal unit normal vector at the specified value of t.
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For each of the vector-valued functions in Exercises ,find the unit tangent vector and the principal unit normal vector at the specified value of t.
As we saw in Example 1, the graph of the vector-valued function is a circular helix that spirals counterclockwise around the z-axis and climbs as t increases. Find another parametrization for this helix so that the motion is downwards.
Evaluate the limits in Exercises 42–45.
Let be a differentiable vector function on some interval such that the derivative of the unit tangent vector , where . Prove that the binormal vector
(a) is a unit vector;
(b)is orthogonal to both and .
Also, prove that , and form a right-handed coordinate system.
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