Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 12 - Vector-Valued Functions - 12.5 Curvature - Exercises Set 12.5 - Page 880: 46

Answer

\[ \left(-\frac{1}{2} \ln 2,1 / \sqrt{2}\right) \]

Work Step by Step

We find: \[ \begin{array}{l} \frac{\left|\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}\right|}{\left(\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{2}+1\right)^{3 / 2}} \quad =\kappa \\ \frac{e^{x}}{\left(1+e^{2 x}\right)^{3 / 2}}=\kappa(x) \end{array} \] $C A S: \quad \kappa^{\prime}(x)=\frac{e^{x}\left(1-2 e^{2 x}\right)}{\left(1+e^{2 x}\right)^{5 / 2}}$ \[ \begin{array}{l} \kappa^{\prime}(x)=0 \text { when } \\ e^{2 x}=1 / 2 \\ x=-(\ln 2) / 2 \end{array} \] By the first derivative test, at $x=-(\ln 2) / 2, \kappa$ has a maximum. The point is: \[ \left(-\frac{1}{2} \ln 2,1 / \sqrt{2}\right) \]
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