Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 13 - Vector Functions - 13.2 Derivatives and Integrals of Vector Functions - 13.2 Exercises - Page 901: 43

Answer

$\dfrac{d}{dt}[u(t)+v(t)]=u'(t)+v'(t)$

Work Step by Step

Need to prove $\dfrac{d}{dt}[u(t)+v(t)]=u'(t)+v'(t)$ Let us consider $u(t)=u_1(t)i+u_2(t)j+u_3(t)k$ and $v(t)=v_1(t)i+v_2(t)j+v_3(t)k$ $\dfrac{d}{dt}[u(t)+v(t)]=\dfrac{d}{dt}[(u_1(t)i+u_2(t)j+u_3(t)k)+(v_1(t)i+v_2(t)j+v_3(t)k)]$ or, $=\dfrac{d}{dt}[(u_1(t)+v_1(t))i+(u_2(t)+v_2(t))j+(u_3(t)+v_3(t))k$ or, $=(u_1'(t)+v_1'(t))i+(u_2'(t)+v_2'(t))j+(u_3'(t)+v_3'(t))k$ or, $=(u_1'(t)i+u_2'(t)j+u_3'(t)k)+(v_1'(t)i+v_2'(t)j+v_3'(t)k)$ or, $=u'(t)+v'(t)$ Hence, the result. $\dfrac{d}{dt}[u(t)+v(t)]=u'(t)+v'(t)$
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