Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 11: Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates - Section 11.2 - Calculus with Parametric Curves - Exercises 11.2 - Page 657: 2

Answer

$y=\sqrt 3 x+2$ and $-8$

Work Step by Step

Here, we have $x'=2 \pi \cos 2 \pi t$ and $y'=-2 \pi \sin 2 \pi t$ This implies that $\dfrac{dy}{dx}=-\tan (2 \pi t)$ Also, we have $x=\dfrac{-\sqrt 3}{2}$ and $y=\dfrac{1}{2}$ $\dfrac{dy}{dx}(t=\dfrac{-1}{6})=-\tan (2 \pi) (\dfrac{-1}{6})=-1$ Now, $y-(\dfrac{1}{2})=(\sqrt 3) (x-(\dfrac{-\sqrt 3}{2}))$ Thus, $y= \sqrt 3 x+2$ Now, $\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2}=\dfrac{\dfrac{dy'}{dt}}{\dfrac{dx}{dt}}=-\sec^3 2 \pi t$ $\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2}(t=\dfrac{-1}{6})=-\sec^3 2 \pi (\dfrac{-1}{6})=\dfrac{-1}{\cos^3 (\dfrac{\pi}{3})}$ Hence, $\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2}=\dfrac{-1}{(\dfrac{1}{2})^3}=-8$
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