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 - 14.2 Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions - Exercises - Page 721: 59

Answer

The solutions are ${\bf{r}}\left( t \right) = \left( {t - 1} \right){\bf{v}} + {\bf{w}}$

Work Step by Step

We have ${\bf{r}}'\left( t \right) = {\bf{v}}$ with initial condition ${\bf{r}}\left( 1 \right) = {\bf{w}}$, where ${\bf{v}}$ and ${\bf{w}}$ are constant vectors in ${\mathbb{R}^3}$. The solution is obtained by integrating ${\bf{r}}'\left( t \right)$: ${\bf{r}}\left( t \right) = \smallint {\bf{v}}{\rm{d}}t = {\bf{v}}t + {\bf{c}}$, where ${\bf{c}}$ is a constant vector. Since ${\bf{r}}\left( 1 \right) = {\bf{w}}$, we have ${\bf{r}}\left( 1 \right) = {\bf{v}} + {\bf{c}} = {\bf{w}}$. So, ${\bf{c}} = {\bf{w}} - {\bf{v}}$. ${\bf{r}}\left( t \right) = {\bf{v}}t + {\bf{c}} = {\bf{v}}t + {\bf{w}} - {\bf{v}}$ Hence, the solutions are ${\bf{r}}\left( t \right) = \left( {t - 1} \right){\bf{v}} + {\bf{w}}$
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