Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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

Chapter 13 - Section 13.3 - Arc Length and Curvature - 13.3 Exercise - Page 868: 29

Answer

$\dfrac{e^x|x+2|}{[1+(xe^x+e^x)^2]^{3/2}}$

Work Step by Step

Given: $y=xe^x$ Consider $f(x)=y=xe^x$ In order to find the curvature we will have to use formula 11, such that $\kappa(x)=\dfrac{|f''(x)|}{[1+(f'(x))^2]^{3/2}}$ $y'=e^x+xe^x$ and $y''=e^x(2+x)$ $\kappa(x)=\dfrac{|e^x(2+x)|}{[1+(1+x)e^x)^2]^{3/2}}$ Hence, $\kappa(x)=\dfrac{e^x|x+2|}{[1+(xe^x+e^x)^2]^{3/2}}$
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