Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 12 - Vector-Valued Functions - Chapter 12 Review Exercises - Page 903: 23

Answer

In short, curvature is the rate of change of the unit tangent vector $\mathrm{T}$ with respect to $\mathrm{s}$, (the curve being parametrized by its arc length $s$ ) $\kappa(s)=\left\|\frac{d T}{d s}\right\|=\left\|r^{\prime \prime}(s)\right\|$ Geometrically, it defines the "sharpness" of bending.

Work Step by Step

In short, curvature is the rate of change of the unit tangent vector $\mathrm{T}$ with respect to $\mathrm{s}$, (the curve being parametrized by its arc length $s$ ) $\kappa(s)=\left\|\frac{d T}{d s}\right\|=\left\|r^{\prime \prime}(s)\right\|$ Geometrically, it defines the "sharpness" of bending.
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