Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 12 - Vector-Valued Functions - 12.5 Curvature - Exercises Set 12.5 - Page 880: 45

Answer

$$ \quad 2|p|=\rho$$

Work Step by Step

We find: $\frac{\left|x^{\prime} y^{\prime \prime}-y^{\prime} x^{\prime \prime}\right|}{\left(x^{\prime 2}+y^{\prime 2}\right)^{3 / 2}}= \kappa$ Let $t=y=t,$ and then $\frac{t^{2}}{4 p}=x$ $C A S:$ $\frac{1 /|2 p|}{\left[t^{2} /\left(4 p^{2}\right)+1\right]^{3 / 2}}=\kappa(t)$ $t=0$ when $(x, y)=(0,0)$ so $$ \quad 2|p|=\rho$$
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