Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 12 - Vector-Valued Functions - 12.5 Curvature - Exercises Set 12.5 - Page 879: 32

Answer

$$\frac{3}{16}$$

Work Step by Step

We find: $\frac{\left|x^{\prime} y^{\prime \prime}-y^{\prime} x^{\prime \prime}\right|}{\left(x^{\prime 2}+y^{\prime 2}\right)^{3 / 2}}=\kappa $ $4 \cos 2 t=x^{\prime}(t) \quad 3 \cos t=y^{\prime}(t)$ $-8 \sin 2 t =x^{\prime \prime}(t) \quad -3 \sin t=y^{\prime \prime}(t)$ $x^{\prime}(\pi / 2)=-4 \quad y^{\prime}(\pi / 2)=0$ $x^{\prime \prime}(\pi / 2)=0 \quad y^{\prime \prime}(\pi / 2)=-3$ $\kappa=\frac{|-4(-3)-(0)(0)|}{(16+0)^{3 / 2}}=\frac{12}{16^{3 / 2}}=$ $\frac{3}{16}$
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