Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 12 - Vector-Valued Functions - 12.4 Unit Tangent, Normal, And Binormal Vectors - Exercises Set 12.4 - Page 873: 23

Answer

Result True.

Work Step by Step

The statement is True. From a theorem in an earlier section, we know that if a vector-valued function $\mathbf{u}$ has a constant norm, then $\mathbf{u}$ and $\mathbf{u'}$ are orthogonal. Then in a later theorem, we saw for $\mathbf{r}(s)$ where $s$ is an arc length parameter that $\left\|\mathbf{r'}(s)\right\| = 1$, that is $\mathbf{r'}$ has a constant norm of $1$. Then we can conclude that its derivative, $\mathbf{r''}$, if it is defined, is orthogonal to $\mathbf{r'}$. Result True.
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