Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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

Chapter 13 - Section 13.2 - Derivatives and Integrals of Vector Functions - 13.2 Exercise - Page 860: 18

Answer

$\boldsymbol{T}(0)=\langle\frac{1}{9},\frac{4}{9},\frac{8}{9}\rangle$.

Work Step by Step

$\boldsymbol{r}(t)=\langle \arctan{t},2e^{2t},8te^t\rangle$ $\boldsymbol{T}(t)=\frac{\boldsymbol{r'}(t)}{|\boldsymbol{r'}(t)|}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{1+t^2})^2+(4e^{2t})^2+(8e^t+8te^t)^2}}\langle\frac{1}{1+t^2},4e^{2t},8e^t+8te^t\rangle \Rightarrow \boldsymbol{T}(0)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{1+(0)^2})^2+(4e^{2(0)})^2+(8e^{(0)}+8(0)e^{(0)})^2}}\langle\frac{1}{1+(0)^2},4e^{2(0)},8e^{(0)}+8(0)e^{(0)}\rangle=\frac{1}{9}\langle1,4,8\rangle=\langle\frac{1}{9},\frac{4}{9},\frac{8}{9}\rangle$
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