Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
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Chapter 12 - Vector-Valued Functions - 12.4 Exercises - Page 848: 2

Answer

$$ \mathbf{T}=\frac{3}{5 } \mathbf{i} +\frac{4}{5} \mathbf{j} $$

Work Step by Step

Given $$\mathbf{r}= t^3\mathbf{i} +2t^2\mathbf{j} $$ Since $$ \mathbf{r'}= 3t^2\mathbf{i} +4t\mathbf{j}$$ and $$ \| \mathbf{r'} \|=\sqrt{ 9t^4+16t^2} =t\sqrt{9t^2+16}$$ Then unit tangent vector given by \begin{align*} \mathbf{T}(t)&=\frac{\mathbf{r'}(t)}{\|\mathbf{r'}(t)\|}\\ &=\frac{3t^2\mathbf{i} +4t\mathbf{j}}{t\sqrt{9t^2+16}}\\ &=\frac{3t\mathbf{i} +4\mathbf{j}}{\sqrt{9t^2+16}} \end{align*} At $t=1$ $$ \mathbf{T}=\frac{3}{5 } \mathbf{i} +\frac{4}{5} \mathbf{j} $$
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