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: 47

Answer

$$K = \frac{{12}}{{145\sqrt {145} }},{\text{ }}r = \frac{{145\sqrt {145} }}{{12}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y = {x^3},{\text{ }}x = 2 \cr & {\text{Calculate the curvature, use }}K = \frac{{\left| {y''\left( x \right)} \right|}}{{{{\left( {1 + {{\left[ {y'\left( x \right)} \right]}^2}} \right)}^{3/2}}}} \cr & {\text{Find }}y'\left( x \right){\text{ and }}y''\left( x \right),{\text{ }} \cr & y'\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{x^3}} \right] \cr & y'\left( x \right) = 3{x^2} \cr & {\text{Evaluate at }}x = 2 \cr & y'\left( 2 \right) = 3{\left( 2 \right)^2} = 12 \cr & y''\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {3{x^2}} \right] \cr & y''\left( x \right) = 6x \cr & {\text{Evaluate at }}x = 2 \cr & y''\left( 2 \right) = 12 \cr & \underbrace {K = \frac{{\left| {y''\left( x \right)} \right|}}{{{{\left( {1 + {{\left[ {y'\left( x \right)} \right]}^2}} \right)}^{3/2}}}}}_ \Downarrow \cr & {\text{ at }}x = 2 \cr & K = \frac{{\left| {12} \right|}}{{{{\left( {1 + {{\left[ {12} \right]}^2}} \right)}^{3/2}}}} \cr & K = \frac{{12}}{{145\sqrt {145} }} \cr & {\text{The radius of curvature is }}r = \frac{1}{K} \cr & r = \frac{{145\sqrt {145} }}{{12}} \cr} $$
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