Multivariable Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53849-787-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-53849-787-9

Chapter 12 - Vectors and the Geometry of Space - 12.5 Exercises - Page 848: 17

Answer

$\lt2+2t,-1+7t,4-3t\gt$, for $0\leq t \leq 1$

Work Step by Step

The vector equation of a line segment from $r_0$ to $r_1$ is: $r(t)=(1-t)r_0+tr_1$, for $0\leq t \leq 1$ $r(t)=(1-t)\lt2,-1,4\gt+t\lt4,6,1\gt$ $=\lt2-2t+4t,-1+t+6t,4-4t+t\gt$ $=\lt2+2t,-1+7t,4-3t\gt$, for $0\leq t \leq 1$
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