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 855: 43

Answer

$r(t)=ti+(\dfrac{t^2-1}{2})j+(\dfrac{t^2+1}{2})k$

Work Step by Step

The parametric equations of a circle having radius $r$ are: $x=r \cos t ; y =r \sin t$ Here, we have $z=\sqrt {x^2+y^2}$ and $z=1+y$ This gives: $x^2+y^2=1+2y+y^2$ or, $y=\dfrac{x^2-1}{2}$ Let us set $x=t$, then we have $y=\dfrac{t^2-1}{2}$ Thus, $z=\dfrac{t^2-1}{2}+1=\dfrac{t^2+1}{2}$ Hence, the parametric equation in the vector form is: $r(t)=ti+(\dfrac{t^2-1}{2})j+(\dfrac{t^2+1}{2})k$
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