Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Vectors and Vector-Valued Functions - 11.9 Curvature and Normal Vectors - 11.9 Exercises - Page 852: 39

Answer

$${a_N} = \frac{{6t}}{{\sqrt {9{t^2} + 4} }}{\text{ and }}{a_T} = \frac{{18{t^2} + 4}}{{\sqrt {9{t^2} + 4} }}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\bf{r}}\left( t \right) = \left\langle {{t^3},{t^2}} \right\rangle \cr & {\text{Calculate }}{\bf{v}}\left( t \right){\text{, }}\left| {{\bf{v}}\left( t \right)} \right|{\text{ and }}{\bf{a}}\left( t \right) \cr & {\bf{v}}\left( t \right) = {\bf{r}}'\left( t \right) \cr & {\bf{v}}\left( t \right) = \left\langle {3{t^2},2t} \right\rangle \cr & \left| {{\bf{v}}\left( t \right)} \right| = \sqrt {9{t^4} + 4{t^2}} = t\sqrt {9{t^2} + 4} \cr & \cr & {\bf{a}}\left( t \right) = {\bf{v}}'\left( t \right) \cr & {\bf{a}}\left( t \right) = \left\langle {6t,2} \right\rangle \cr & \cr & {\text{Find the components of acceleration: }}{a_N}{\bf{N}} + {a_T}{\bf{T}}, \cr & {\text{Where }}{a_N} = \kappa {\left| {\bf{v}} \right|^2} = \frac{{\left| {{\bf{v}} \times {\bf{a}}} \right|}}{{\left| {\bf{v}} \right|}}{\text{ and }}{a_T} = \frac{{{d^2}s}}{{d{t^2}}} = \frac{{{\bf{v}} \cdot {\bf{a}}}}{{\left| {\bf{v}} \right|}} \cr & {\text{Then}}{\text{,}} \cr} $$ \[{\mathbf{v}} \times {\mathbf{a}} = \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {\mathbf{i}}&{\mathbf{j}}&{\mathbf{k}} \\ {3{t^2}}&{2t}&0 \\ {6t}&2&0 \end{array}} \right|\] $$\eqalign{ & {\bf{v}} \times {\bf{a}} = 0{\bf{i}} - 0{\bf{j}}\, + \left( {6{t^2} - 12{t^2}} \right){\bf{k}} \cr & {\bf{v}} \times {\bf{a}} = - 6{t^2}{\bf{k}} \cr & \left| {{\bf{v}} \times {\bf{a}}} \right| = 6{t^2} \cr & \cr & {a_N} = \frac{{\left| {{\bf{v}} \times {\bf{a}}} \right|}}{{\left| {\bf{v}} \right|}} = \frac{{6{t^2}}}{{t\sqrt {9{t^2} + 4} }} \cr & {a_N} = \frac{{6t}}{{\sqrt {9{t^2} + 4} }} \cr & \cr & and \cr & \cr & {\bf{v}} \cdot {\bf{a}} = \left\langle {3{t^2},2t} \right\rangle \cdot \left\langle {6t,2} \right\rangle \cr & {\bf{v}} \cdot {\bf{a}} = 18{t^3} + 4t \cr & {a_T} = \frac{{{\bf{v}} \cdot {\bf{a}}}}{{\left| {\bf{v}} \right|}} = \frac{{18{t^3} + 4t}}{{t\sqrt {9{t^2} + 4} }} \cr & {a_T} = \frac{{18{t^2} + 4}}{{\sqrt {9{t^2} + 4} }} \cr & \cr & {a_N} = \frac{{6t}}{{\sqrt {9{t^2} + 4} }}{\text{ and }}{a_T} = \frac{{18{t^2} + 4}}{{\sqrt {9{t^2} + 4} }} \cr} $$
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