Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 13 - Section 13.1 - Vector Functions and Space Curves - 13.1 Exercises - Page 854: 18

Answer

$r(t) =\lt -1-2t,2+3t,-2+3t \gt$ and $ \\0 \leq t \leq 1$ $x=-1-2t\\ y= 2+3t; \\z=-2+3t ; \\0 \leq t \leq 1$

Work Step by Step

The vector line equation of a line segment joining the points with position vectors $r_0$ and $r_1$ for the given two points is as follows: $r(t)=(1-t) r_0+tr_1=(1-t) \lt -1, 2,-2 \gt +t \lt -3, 5,1 \gt$ or, $=\lt -1+t,2-2t, -2+2t \gt + \lt -3t,5t,t \gt$ or, $=\lt -1-2t,2+3t,-2+3t \gt$ Thus, we have $r(t) =\lt -1-2t,2+3t,-2+3t \gt$ and $ \\0 \leq t \leq 1$ Now, the parametric equations are: $x=-1-2t\\ y= 2+3t; \\z=-2+3t ; \\0 \leq t \leq 1$
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