Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 13 - Vector Functions - 13.2 Derivatives and Integrals of Vector Functions - 13.2 Exercises - Page 900: 26

Answer

$x=2+ \dfrac{t}{2},y=ln 4+ \dfrac{t}{2},z=1+t$

Work Step by Step

Equation can be written as:$r(t)= \sqrt {t^2+3} i+ln(t^2+3) j+t k $ Tangent vector $r'(t)$ can be calculated by taking the derivative of $r(t)$ with respect to $t$. This yields, $r'(t)=\dfrac{t}{ \sqrt {t^2+3}}i+\dfrac{2t}{ t^2+3}j+1 k $ or, $r'(t)=\lt \dfrac{t}{ \sqrt {t^2+3}},\dfrac{2t}{ t^2+3},1 \gt $ $r'(1)=\lt \dfrac{1}{ \sqrt {(1)^2+3}},\dfrac{2(1)}{ (1)^2+3},1 \gt=\lt \dfrac{1}{2}, \dfrac{1}{2},1 \gt$ As we are given that the equation of tangent line passing through the points $(2,ln 4,1)$, thus, $r(t)=\lt (2+ \dfrac{t}{2}),(ln 4+ \dfrac{t}{2}), (1+t) \gt$ Hence, the desired parametric equations of the tangent line are: $x=2+ \dfrac{t}{2},y=ln 4+ \dfrac{t}{2},z=1+t$
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