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 - Review Exercises - Page 864: 57

Answer

$$s = 3\sqrt {29} $$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\bf{r}}\left( t \right) = - 3t{\bf{i}} + 2t{\bf{j}} + 4t{\bf{k}},{\text{ }}\left[ {0,3} \right] \cr & {\text{Differentiate }}{\bf{r}}\left( t \right) \cr & {\bf{r}}'\left( t \right) = \frac{d}{{dt}}\left[ { - 3t{\bf{i}} + 2t{\bf{j}} + 4t{\bf{k}}} \right] \cr & {\bf{r}}'\left( t \right) = - 3{\bf{i}} + 2{\bf{j}} + 4{\bf{k}} \cr & {\text{Find }}\left\| {{\bf{r}}'\left( t \right)} \right\| \cr & \left\| {{\bf{r}}'\left( t \right)} \right\| = \sqrt {{{\left( { - 3} \right)}^2} + {{\left( 2 \right)}^2} + {{\left( 4 \right)}^2}} \cr & \left\| {{\bf{r}}'\left( t \right)} \right\| = \sqrt {9 + 4 + 16} \cr & \left\| {{\bf{r}}'\left( t \right)} \right\| = \sqrt {29} \cr & {\text{Find the arc length }}s{\text{, using the formula }}s = \int_a^b {\left\| {{\bf{r}}'\left( t \right)} \right\|} dt \cr & s = \int_0^3 {\sqrt {29} } dt \cr & {\text{Integrate}} \cr & s = \sqrt {29} \left[ t \right]_0^3 \cr & s = 3\sqrt {29} \cr & \cr & {\text{Graph}} \cr} $$
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