Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 12 - Vector-Valued Functions - 12.3 Change Of Parameter; Arc Length - Exercises Set 12.3 - Page 868: 46

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Work Step by Step

Step 1 Let \[ r(t) = x(t)i + y(t)j \] Then \[ r(\tau(t)) = x(\tau(t))i + y(\tau(t))j \] Hence \[ \frac{d}{dt}r(\tau(t)) = \frac{d}{d\tau}x(\tau(t))i + \frac{d}{d\tau}y(\tau(t))j = x'(\tau(t))\frac{dt}{d\tau}i + y'(\tau(t))\frac{dt}{d\tau}j = \frac{dt}{d\tau}\frac{d\mathbf{r}(\tau(t))}{d\tau} \]
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