Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 12 - Vector-Valued Functions - 12.5 Exercises - Page 861: 41

Answer

$$K = 0,{\text{ }}r = \frac{1}{K},{\text{ is undefined}}{\text{.}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y = 3x - 2 \cr & {\text{Calculate the curvature, use }}K = \frac{{\left| {y''\left( x \right)} \right|}}{{{{\left( {1 + {{\left[ {y'\left( x \right)} \right]}^2}} \right)}^{3/2}}}} \cr & {\text{Find }}y'\left( x \right){\text{ and }}y''\left( x \right),{\text{ so}} \cr & y'\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {3x - 2} \right] \cr & y'\left( x \right) = 3 \cr & y''\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ 3 \right] \cr & y''\left( x \right) = 0 \cr & \underbrace {K = \frac{{\left| {y''\left( x \right)} \right|}}{{{{\left( {1 + {{\left[ {y'\left( x \right)} \right]}^2}} \right)}^{3/2}}}}}_ \Downarrow \cr & K = \frac{{\left| 0 \right|}}{{{{\left( {1 + {{\left[ 3 \right]}^2}} \right)}^{3/2}}}} \cr & {\text{Simplify}} \cr & K = 0 \cr & {\text{Evaluate at }}x = a \cr & K = 0 \cr & {\text{The radius of curvature is }}r = \frac{1}{K},{\text{ (undefined)}}{\text{.}} \cr & \cr & K = 0,{\text{ }}r = \frac{1}{K},{\text{(undefined)}}{\text{.}} \cr} $$
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