Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 12 - Vector-Valued Functions - 12.5 Curvature - Exercises Set 12.5 - Page 880: 40

Answer

\[ \frac{1}{a} \]

Work Step by Step

We find: \[ \kappa=\frac{\left|2\left(\frac{d r}{d \theta}\right)^{2}-r \frac{d^{2} r}{d \theta^{2}}+r^{2}\right|}{\left[r^{2}+\left(\frac{d r}{d \theta}\right)^{2}\right]^{3 / 2}} \] Let $a=r$ be the circle. And then $0=d r / d \theta,$ and \[ \frac{1}{a}=\frac{1}{r}=\frac{\left|r^{2}\right|}{r^{3}}=\kappa(\theta) \]
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