4. Assume that the curvature of a path described by the vector-valued function r(t) can be ||r' (t) x r" (t) || expressed by the formula Show that the curvature of a curve y = ||r' (t)||3 the xy-plane can be found using the formula f(x) in |f" (x)| √√1+|f'(x)|2³

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4. Assume that the curvature of a path described by the vector-valued function r(t) can be
||r' (t) x r" (t) ||
expressed by the formula
Show that the curvature of a curve y =
||r' (t)||3
the xy-plane can be found using the formula
f(x) in
|f" (x)|
√√1+|f'(x)|2³
Transcribed Image Text:4. Assume that the curvature of a path described by the vector-valued function r(t) can be ||r' (t) x r" (t) || expressed by the formula Show that the curvature of a curve y = ||r' (t)||3 the xy-plane can be found using the formula f(x) in |f" (x)| √√1+|f'(x)|2³
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