Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 14 - Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions - 14.1 Vector-Valued Functions - Exercises - Page 710: 22

Answer

Please see the figure attached.

Work Step by Step

The projection of ${\bf{r}}\left( t \right)$ onto the $xy$-plane is obtained by setting the $z$-component equal to zero. We denote it by ${{\bf{r}}_{xy}}\left( t \right)$. Thus ${{\bf{r}}_{xy}}\left( t \right) = \left( {t\cos t,t\sin t,0} \right)$. It is shown as blue dotted curve in the figure. Similarly, the projection of ${\bf{r}}\left( t \right)$ onto the $xz$-plane is obtained by setting the $y$-component equal to zero. We denote it by ${{\bf{r}}_{xz}}\left( t \right)$. Thus ${{\bf{r}}_{xz}}\left( t \right) = \left( {t\cos t,0,t} \right)$. It is shown as black dotted curve in the figure. Using a computer algebra system we plot the curve and its projections.
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