To find the curvature of a vector function r(t), we need to first find the unit tangent vector T(t) and the magnitude of the acceleration vector a(t).
1. Unit tangent vector:
We can find the unit tangent vector by taking the derivative of the vector function and dividing by its magnitude.
r'(t) = <2t, cost + tsint, sint - tcost>
| r'(t) | = √( (2t)^2 + (cost + tsint)^2 + (sint - tcost)^2 )
T(t) = r'(t) / | r'(t) |
T(t) = < 2t/√(4t^2 + 1), (cost + tsint)/√(4t^2 + 1), (sint - tcost)/√(4t^2 + 1) >
2. Acceleration vector:
To find the acceleration vector, we take the second derivative of the vector function.
r''(t) = <2, sint + tcost, cost - tsint>
a(t) = r''(t) - (r''(t) · T(t)) T(t)
a(t) = <2 - 4t(cost + tsint)/(4t^2 + 1), sint + tcost - 4(cost + tsint)(cost - tsint)/(4t^2 + 1), cost - tsint - 4(cost + tsint)(sint + tcost)/(4t^2 + 1)> - ((2sint + 2tcost)/√(4t^2 + 1)) < 2t/√(4t^2 + 1), (cost + tsint)/√(4t^2 + 1), (sint - tcost)/√(4t^2 + 1) >
a(t) = <(-4t^2cost + 2cost - 4tsint + 8t^2sint)/(4t^2 + 1)^3/2, (-4t^2sint + 2sint + 4tcost + 8t^2cost)/(4t^2 + 1)^3/2, (-4t)/(4t^2 + 1) >
| a(t) | = √( (-4t^2cost + 2cost - 4tsint + 8t^2sint)^2 + (-4t^2sint + 2sint + 4tcost + 8t^2cost)^2 + (-4t)^2 ) / (4t^2 + 1)^3/2
3. Curvature:
The curvature of the vector function is given by the magnitude of the acceleration vector divided by the magnitude of the velocity vector.
κ(t) = | a(t) | / | r'(t) |
κ(t) = √( (-4t^2cost + 2cost - 4tsint + 8t^2sint)^2 + (-4t^2sint + 2sint + 4tcost + 8t^2cost)^2 + (-4t)^2 ) / ((4t^2 + 1)^3/2 * √( (2t)^2 + (cost + tsint)^2 + (sint - tcost)^2 ))
Simplifying this expression is a bit messy, but it can be done with some trigonometric identities and algebraic manipulation. The final result is:
κ(t) = |sin(2t)| / (4t^2 + 1)^(3/2)
find the curvature of vector function r(t)= <t^2,sint-tcost,cost+tsint>
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what is the simplified magnitude of r'(t)?
The magnitude of r'(t) is:
| r'(t) | = √( (2t)^2 + (cost + tsint)^2 + (sint - tcost)^2 )
Expanding the squares and simplifying, we get:
| r'(t) | = √( 4t^2 + cos^2t + 2tcos(t)sin(t) + t^2sin^2t + sin^2t - 2tcos(t)sin(t) + t^2cos^2t )
| r'(t) | = √( 4t^2 + 1 )
Therefore, the simplified magnitude of r'(t) is √( 4t^2 + 1 ).
| r'(t) | = √( (2t)^2 + (cost + tsint)^2 + (sint - tcost)^2 )
Expanding the squares and simplifying, we get:
| r'(t) | = √( 4t^2 + cos^2t + 2tcos(t)sin(t) + t^2sin^2t + sin^2t - 2tcos(t)sin(t) + t^2cos^2t )
| r'(t) | = √( 4t^2 + 1 )
Therefore, the simplified magnitude of r'(t) is √( 4t^2 + 1 ).
the curvature is 1/5t
If the curvature of the vector function r(t) is given by κ(t) = 1/5t, then we can use the formula for curvature to find the magnitude of the acceleration vector a(t) as follows:
κ(t) = | a(t) | / | r'(t) |
| a(t) | = κ(t) * | r'(t) |
| a(t) | = (1/5t) * | r'(t) |
To find the magnitude of r'(t), we can use the same formula as before:
| r'(t) | = √( (2t)^2 + (cos(t) + tsin(t))^2 + (sin(t) - tcos(t))^2 )
| r'(t) | = √( 4t^2 + cos^2t + 2tcos(t)sin(t) + t^2sin^2t + sin^2t - 2tcos(t)sin(t) + t^2cos^2t )
| r'(t) | = √( 4t^2 + 1 )
Substituting this expression into the formula for | a(t) |, we get:
| a(t) | = (1/5t) * √( 4t^2 + 1 )
Therefore, the magnitude of the acceleration vector a(t) is (1/5t) * √( 4t^2 + 1 ).
κ(t) = | a(t) | / | r'(t) |
| a(t) | = κ(t) * | r'(t) |
| a(t) | = (1/5t) * | r'(t) |
To find the magnitude of r'(t), we can use the same formula as before:
| r'(t) | = √( (2t)^2 + (cos(t) + tsin(t))^2 + (sin(t) - tcos(t))^2 )
| r'(t) | = √( 4t^2 + cos^2t + 2tcos(t)sin(t) + t^2sin^2t + sin^2t - 2tcos(t)sin(t) + t^2cos^2t )
| r'(t) | = √( 4t^2 + 1 )
Substituting this expression into the formula for | a(t) |, we get:
| a(t) | = (1/5t) * √( 4t^2 + 1 )
Therefore, the magnitude of the acceleration vector a(t) is (1/5t) * √( 4t^2 + 1 ).
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