Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 13 - Vector Functions - Review - Exercises - Page 922: 9

Answer

$\theta=\dfrac{\pi}{2}$

Work Step by Step

Here, we have $r_1'(t)=-\sin (t) i+\cos (t) j+k$ and $ r_1'(0)=0 i+ j+k$ Now, $r_2'(t)=i+2t j+3t^2 k$ and $ r_1'(0)=i+0 j+0 k$ Need to use dot product formula to find the angle. $\theta=\cos^{-1} [\dfrac{O \cdot P}{|||P|}]$ $\theta=\cos^{-1} [\dfrac{(0)(1)+(1)(0)+(1)(0)}{|1||1|}]$ This gives: $\theta=\cos^{-1} [0] \implies \theta=\dfrac{\pi}{2}$
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