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Find a tangent vector at the given value of \(t\) for the following parameterized curves. $$\mathbf{r}(t)=\left\langle e^{t}, e^{3 t}, e^{5 t}\right\rangle, t=0$$

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Answer: The tangent vector to the curve at \(t=0\) is \(\langle 1, 3, 5 \rangle\).

Step by step solution

01

Calculate the derivative of the given vector function with respect to \(t\)

The derivative of a vector function \(\mathbf{r}(t) = \langle x(t), y(t), z(t) \rangle\) with respect to \(t\) is found by taking the derivatives of each component with respect to \(t\). We have: $$\frac{d\mathbf{r}}{dt} = \frac{d\langle e^t, e^{3t}, e^{5t} \rangle}{dt} = \langle \frac{de^t}{dt}, \frac{de^{3t}}{dt}, \frac{de^{5t}}{dt} \rangle$$ Using the chain rule for differentiation, we get: $$\frac{d\mathbf{r}}{dt} = \langle e^t , 3 e^{3t} , 5 e^{5t} \rangle$$
02

Substitute the given value \(t=0\) into the expression for the derivative

We will now substitute \(t=0\) into the expression for the derivative we found in step 1: $$\left.\frac{d\mathbf{r}}{dt}\right|_{t=0} = \langle e^0 , 3 e^{3(0)} , 5 e^{5(0)} \rangle$$ Since \(e^0=1\), we have: $$\left.\frac{d\mathbf{r}}{dt}\right|_{t=0} = \langle 1, 3, 5 \rangle$$
03

Interpret the result

The tangent vector we found, \(\langle 1, 3, 5 \rangle\), represents the direction of the tangent to the curve \(\mathbf{r}(t)\) at the point where \(t=0\). This means that if we move along the curve in the direction specified by the tangent vector starting from the point \(t=0\), we will be moving "along" the curve while staying as close to the curve as possible.

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