Chapter 13

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Problem 1

Find the velocity and acceleration vectors in terms of \(\mathbf{u}_{r}\) and \(\mathbf{u}_{\theta} .\) \begin{equation}r=a(1-\cos \theta) \quad \text { and } \quad \frac{d \theta}{d t}=3\end{equation}

7 step solution

Problem 1

Find \(\mathbf{T}, \mathbf{N},\) and \(\kappa\) for the plane curves $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=t \mathbf{i}+(\ln \cos t) \mathbf{j}, \quad-\pi / 2< t <\pi / 2 $$

5 step solution

Problem 1

In Exercises \(1-8,\) find the curve's unit tangent vector. Also, find the length of the indicated portion of the curve. $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=(2 \cos t) \mathbf{i}+(2 \sin t \mathbf{j})+\sqrt{5} t \mathbf{k}, \quad 0 \leq t \leq \pi $$

4 step solution

Problem 1

Evaluate the integrals. $$\int_{0}^{1}\left[t^{3} \mathbf{i}+7 \mathbf{j}+(t+1) \mathbf{k}\right] d t$$

5 step solution

Problem 1

In Exercises \(1-4, \mathbf{r}(t)\) is the position of a particle in the \(x y\) -plane at time \(t .\) Find an equation in \(x\) and \(y\) whose graph is the path of the particle. Then find the particle's velocity and acceleration vectors at the given value of \(t .\) \begin{equation} \mathbf{r}(t)=(t+1) \mathbf{i}+\left(t^{2}-1\right) \mathbf{j}, \quad t=1 \end{equation}

6 step solution

Problem 2

Write a in the form \(\mathbf{a}=a_{\mathrm{T}} \mathbf{T}+a_{\mathrm{N}} \mathrm{N}\) without finding \(\mathrm{T}\) and \(\mathrm{N} .\) \(\mathbf{r}(t)=(1+3 t) \mathbf{i}+(t-2) \mathbf{j}-3 t \mathbf{k}\)

3 step solution

Problem 2

Find the velocity and acceleration vectors in terms of \(\mathbf{u}_{r}\) and \(\mathbf{u}_{\theta} .\) \begin{equation}r=a \sin 2 \theta \quad \text { and } \quad \frac{d \theta}{d t}=2 t\end{equation}

5 step solution

Problem 2

Find \(\mathbf{T}, \mathbf{N},\) and \(\kappa\) for the plane curves $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=(\ln \sec t) \mathbf{i}+t \mathbf{j}, \quad-\pi / 2< t <\pi / 2 $$

7 step solution

Problem 2

In Exercises \(1-8,\) find the curve's unit tangent vector. Also, find the length of the indicated portion of the curve. $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=(6 \sin 2 t) \mathbf{i}+(6 \cos 2 t) \mathbf{j}+5 t \mathbf{k}, \quad 0 \leq t \leq \pi $$

4 step solution

Problem 2

Evaluate the integrals. $$\int_{1}^{2}\left[(6-6 t) \mathbf{i}+3 \sqrt{t \mathbf{j}}+\left(\frac{4}{t^{2}}\right) \mathbf{k}\right] d t$$

5 step solution

Problem 2

\({r}(t)\) is the position of a particle in the \(x y\) -plane at time \(t .\) Find an equation in \(x\) and \(y\) whose graph is the path of the particle. Then find the particle's velocity and acceleration vectors at the given value of \(t .\) \begin{equation} \mathbf{r}(t)=\frac{t}{t+1} \mathbf{i}+\frac{1}{t} \mathbf{j}, \quad t=-\frac{1}{2} \end{equation}

5 step solution

Problem 3

Write a in the form \(\mathbf{a}=a_{\mathrm{T}} \mathbf{T}+a_{\mathrm{N}} \mathbf{N}\) at the given value of \(t\) without finding \(\mathbf{T}\) and \(\mathbf{N} .\) \(\mathbf{r}(t)=(t+1) \mathbf{i}+2 t \mathbf{j}+t^{2} \mathbf{k}, \quad t=1\)

5 step solution

Problem 3

Find the velocity and acceleration vectors in terms of \(\mathbf{u}_{r}\) and \(\mathbf{u}_{\theta} .\) \begin{equation}r=e^{a \theta} \quad \text { and } \quad \frac{d \theta}{d t}=2\end{equation}

6 step solution

Problem 3

Find \(\mathbf{T}, \mathbf{N},\) and \(\kappa\) for the plane curves $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=(2 t+3) \mathbf{i}+\left(5-t^{2}\right) \mathbf{j} $$

4 step solution

Problem 3

In Exercises \(1-8,\) find the curve's unit tangent vector. Also, find the length of the indicated portion of the curve. $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=t \mathbf{i}+(2 / 3) t^{3 / 2} \mathbf{k}, \quad 0 \leq t \leq 8 $$

3 step solution

Problem 3

Evaluate the integrals. $$\int_{-\pi / 4}^{\pi / 4}\left[(\sin t) \mathbf{i}+(1+\cos t) \mathbf{j}+\left(\sec ^{2} t\right) \mathbf{k}\right] d t$$

6 step solution

Problem 3

\({r}(t)\) is the position of a particle in the \(x y\) -plane at time \(t .\) Find an equation in \(x\) and \(y\) whose graph is the path of the particle. Then find the particle's velocity and acceleration vectors at the given value of \(t .\) \begin{equation} \mathbf{r}(t)=e^{t} \mathbf{i}+\frac{2}{9} e^{2 t} \mathbf{j}, \quad t=\ln 3 \end{equation}

7 step solution

Problem 4

Find the velocity and acceleration vectors in terms of \(\mathbf{u}_{r}\) and \(\mathbf{u}_{\theta} .\) \begin{equation}r=a(1+\sin t) \quad \text { and } \quad \theta=1-e^{-t}\end{equation}

7 step solution

Problem 4

Find \(\mathbf{T}, \mathbf{N},\) and \(\kappa\) for the plane curves $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=(\cos t+t \sin t) \mathbf{i}+(\sin t-t \cos t) \mathbf{j}, \quad t > 0 $$

5 step solution

Problem 4

In Exercises \(1-8,\) find the curve's unit tangent vector. Also, find the length of the indicated portion of the curve. $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=(2+t) \mathbf{i}-(t+1) \mathbf{j}+t \mathbf{k}, \quad 0 \leq t \leq 3 $$

5 step solution

Problem 4

Evaluate the integrals. $$\int_{0}^{\pi / 3}[(\sec t \tan t) \mathbf{i}+(\tan t) \mathbf{j}+(2 \sin t \cos t) \mathbf{k}] d t$$

5 step solution

Problem 4

\({r}(t)\) is the position of a particle in the \(x y\) -plane at time \(t .\) Find an equation in \(x\) and \(y\) whose graph is the path of the particle. Then find the particle's velocity and acceleration vectors at the given value of \(t .\) \begin{equation} \mathbf{r}(t)=(\cos 2 t) \mathbf{i}+(3 \sin 2 t) \mathbf{j}, \quad t=0 \end{equation}

5 step solution

Problem 5

Find the velocity and acceleration vectors in terms of \(\mathbf{u}_{r}\) and \(\mathbf{u}_{\theta} .\) \begin{equation}r=2 \cos 4 t \quad \text { and } \quad \theta=2 t\end{equation}

5 step solution

Problem 5

In Exercises \(1-8,\) find the curve's unit tangent vector. Also, find the length of the indicated portion of the curve. $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=\left(\cos ^{3} t\right) \mathbf{j}+\left(\sin ^{3} t\right) \mathbf{k}, \quad 0 \leq t \leq \pi / 2 $$

7 step solution

Problem 5

Evaluate the integrals. $$ \int_{1}^{4}\left[\frac{1}{t} \mathbf{i}+\frac{1}{5-t} \mathbf{j}+\frac{1}{2 t} \mathbf{k}\right] d t $$

5 step solution

Problem 5

Exercises \(5-8\) give the position vectors of particles moving along various curves in the \(x y\) -plane. In each case, find the particle's velocity and acceleration vectors at the stated times and sketch them as vectors on the curve. \begin{equation} \mathbf{r}(t)=(\sin t) \mathbf{i}+(\cos t) \mathbf{j} ; \quad t=\pi / 4 \text { and } \pi / 2 \end{equation}

5 step solution

Problem 6

Write a in the form \(\mathbf{a}=a_{\mathrm{T}} \mathbf{T}+a_{\mathrm{N}} \mathbf{N}\) at the given value of \(t\) without finding \(\mathbf{T}\) and \(\mathbf{N} .\) \(\mathbf{r}(t)=\left(e^{t} \cos t\right) \mathbf{i}+\left(e^{t} \sin t\right) \mathbf{j}+\sqrt{2} e^{t} \mathbf{k}, \quad t=0\)

5 step solution

Problem 6

A formula for the curvature of a parametrized plane curve $$ \begin{array}{l}{\text { a. Show that the curvature of a smooth curve } \mathbf{r}(t)=f(t) \mathbf{i}+} \\ {g(t) \mathbf{j} \text { defined by twice- differentiable functions } x=f(t) \text { and }} \\ {y=g(t) \text { is given by the formula }}\end{array} $$ $$ \kappa=\frac{|\dot{x} \ddot{y}-\dot{y} \ddot{x}|}{\left(\dot{x}^{2}+\dot{y}^{2}\right)^{3 / 2}} $$ The dots in the formula denote differentiation with respect to \(t\) one derivative for each dot. Apply the formula to find the curvatures of the following curves. $$ \begin{array}{l}{\text { b. } \mathbf{r}(t)=t \mathbf{i}+(\ln \sin t) \mathbf{j}, \quad 0< t <\pi} \\ {\text { c. } \mathbf{r}(t)=\left[\tan ^{-1}(\sinh t)\right] \mathbf{i}+(\ln \cosh t) \mathbf{j}}\end{array} $$

6 step solution

Problem 6

In Exercises \(1-8,\) find the curve's unit tangent vector. Also, find the length of the indicated portion of the curve. $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=6 t^{3} \mathbf{i}-2 t^{3} \mathbf{j}-3 t^{3} \mathbf{k}, \quad 1 \leq t \leq 2 $$

4 step solution

Problem 6

Evaluate the integrals. $$ \int_{0}^{1}\left[\frac{2}{\sqrt{1-t^{2}}} \mathbf{i}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{1+t^{2}} \mathbf{k}\right] d t $$

4 step solution

Problem 6

Give the position vectors of particles moving along various curves in the \(x y\) -plane. In each case, find the particle's velocity and acceleration vectors at the stated times and sketch them as vectors on the curve. Motion on the circle \(x^{2}+y^{2}=16\) \begin{equation} \mathbf{r}(t)=\left(4 \cos \frac{t}{2}\right) \mathbf{i}+\left(4 \sin \frac{t}{2}\right) \mathbf{j} ; \quad t=\pi \text { and } 3 \pi / 2 \end{equation}

6 step solution

Problem 7

Circular orbits Show that a planet in a circular orbit moves with a constant speed. (Hint: This is a consequence of one of Kepler's laws.)

4 step solution

Problem 7

In Exercises \(1-8,\) find the curve's unit tangent vector. Also, find the length of the indicated portion of the curve. $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=(t \cos t) \mathbf{i}+(t \sin t) \mathbf{j}+(2 \sqrt{2} / 3) t^{3 / 2} \mathbf{k}, \quad 0 \leq t \leq \pi $$

4 step solution

Problem 7

Give the position vectors of particles moving along various curves in the \(x y\) -plane. In each case, find the particle's velocity and acceleration vectors at the stated times and sketch them as vectors on the curve. Motion on the cycloid \(x=t-\sin t, \quad y=1-\cos t\) \begin{equation} \mathbf{r}(t)=(t-\sin t) \mathbf{i}+(1-\cos t) \mathbf{j} ; \quad t=\pi \text { and } 3 \pi / 2 \end{equation}

6 step solution

Problem 7

Find \(\mathbf{r}, \mathbf{T}, \mathbf{N},\) and \(\mathbf{B}\) at the given value of \(t\) . Then find equations for the osculating, normal, and rectifying planes at that value of \(t\) . \(\mathbf{r}(t)=(\cos t) \mathbf{i}+(\sin t) \mathbf{j}-\mathbf{k}, \quad t=\pi / 4\)

7 step solution

Problem 8

Find \(\mathbf{r}, \mathbf{T}, \mathbf{N},\) and \(\mathbf{B}\) at the given value of \(t\) . Then find equations for the osculating, normal, and rectifying planes at that value of \(t\) . \(\mathbf{r}(t)=(\cos t) \mathbf{i}+(\sin t) \mathbf{j}+t \mathbf{k}, \quad t=0\)

7 step solution

Problem 8

Suppose that \(\mathbf{r}\) is the position vector of a particle moving along a plane curve and \(d A / d t\) is the rate at which the vector sweeps out area. Without introducing coordinates, and assuming the necessary derivatives exist, give a geometric argument based on increments and limits for the validity of the equation \begin{equation} \frac{d A}{d t}=\frac{1}{2}|\mathbf{r} \times \dot{\mathbf{r}}|. \end{equation}

5 step solution

Problem 8

In Exercises \(1-8,\) find the curve's unit tangent vector. Also, find the length of the indicated portion of the curve. $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=(t \sin t+\cos t) \mathbf{i}+(t \cos t-\sin t) \mathbf{j}, \quad \sqrt{2} \leq t \leq 2 $$

5 step solution

Problem 8

Evaluate the integrals. $$ \int_{1}^{\ln 3}\left[t e^{t} \mathbf{i}+e^{\ell} \mathbf{j}+\ln t \mathbf{k}\right] d t $$

5 step solution

Problem 8

Give the position vectors of particles moving along various curves in the \(x y\) -plane. In each case, find the particle's velocity and acceleration vectors at the stated times and sketch them as vectors on the curve. Motion on the parabola \(y=x^{2}+1\) \begin{equation} \mathbf{r}(t)=t \mathbf{i}+\left(t^{2}+1\right) \mathbf{j} ; \quad t=-1,0, \text { and } 1 \end{equation}

5 step solution

Problem 9

Find \(\mathbf{T}, \mathbf{N},\) and \(\kappa\) for the space curves $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=(3 \sin t) \mathbf{i}+(3 \cos t) \mathbf{j}+4 t \mathbf{k} $$

4 step solution

Problem 9

Find the point on the curve $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=(5 \sin t) \mathbf{i}+(5 \cos t) \mathbf{j}+12 t \mathbf{k} $$ at a distance 26\(\pi\) units along the curve from the point \((0,5,0)\) in the direction of increasing arc length.

6 step solution

Problem 9

Evaluate the integrals. $$ \int_{0}^{\pi / 2}\left[\cos t \mathbf{i}-\sin 2 t \mathbf{j}+\sin ^{2} t \mathbf{k}\right] d t $$

5 step solution

Problem 9

In Exercises \(9-14, \mathbf{r}(t)\) is the position of a particle in space at time \(t .\) Find the particle's velocity and acceleration vectors. Then find the particle's speed and direction of motion at the given value of \(t\) . Write the particle's velocity at that time as the product of its speed and direction. \begin{equation} \mathbf{r}(t)=(t+1) \mathbf{i}+\left(t^{2}-1\right) \mathbf{j}+2 t \mathbf{k}, \quad t=1 \end{equation}

5 step solution

Problem 10

Section 13.4, you found \(\mathbf{T}, \mathbf{N},\) and \(\kappa .\) Now, in the following Exercises 9-16, find \(\mathbf{B}\) and \(\tau\) for these space curves. \(\mathbf{r}(t)=(\cos t+t \sin t) \mathbf{i}+(\sin t-t \cos t) \mathbf{j}+3 \mathbf{k}\)

5 step solution

Problem 10

Do the data in the accompanying table support Kepler's third law? Give reasons for your answer. \begin{equation}\begin{array}{\underline{\phantom{xx}}}\hline & {\text { Semimajor axis }} & \\\ {\text { Planet }} & {a\left(10^{10} \mathbf{m}\right)} & {\text { Period } T \text { (years) }} \\ \hline \text { Mercury } & {5.79} & {0.241} \\ {\text { Venus }} & {10.81} & {0.615} \\ {\text { Mars }} & {22.78} & {1.881} \\\ {\text { Saturn }} & {142.70} & {29.457} \\ \hline\end{array}\end{equation}

5 step solution

Problem 10

Find \(\mathbf{T}, \mathbf{N},\) and \(\kappa\) for the space curves $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=(\cos t+t \sin t) \mathbf{i}+(\sin t-t \cos t) \mathbf{j}+3 \mathbf{k} $$

4 step solution

Problem 10

Find the point on the curve $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=(12 \sin t) \mathbf{i}-(12 \cos t) \mathbf{j}+5 t \mathbf{k} $$ at a distance 13\(\pi\) units along the curve from the point \((0,-12,0)\) in the direction opposite to the direction of increasing arc length.

7 step solution

Problem 10

Evaluate the integrals. $$ \int_{0}^{\pi / 4}\left[\sec t \mathbf{i}+\tan ^{2} t \mathbf{j}-t \sin t \mathbf{k}\right] d t $$

5 step solution

Problem 10

\({r}(t)\) is the position of a particle in space at time \(t .\) Find the particle's velocity and acceleration vectors. Then find the particle's speed and direction of motion at the given value of \(t\) . Write the particle's velocity at that time as the product of its speed and direction. \begin{equation} \mathbf{r}(t)=(1+t) \mathbf{i}+\frac{t^{2}}{\sqrt{2}} \mathbf{j}+\frac{t^{3}}{3} \mathbf{k}, \quad t=1 \end{equation}

5 step solution

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