Problem 3. Captain Quint is standing at a point B on a dock and is holding a rope of length l attached to a boat at point A. As the captain walks along the dock, holding the rope taut, the boat moves along a curve called a tractrix. The segment from a point P on the curve to the x-axis along the tangent line has constant length l (see the figure below). Let y = f(x) be the equation for the tractrix.
Problem 3. Captain Quint is standing at a point B on a dock and is holding a rope of length l attached to a boat at point A. As the captain walks along the dock, holding the rope taut, the boat moves along a curve called a tractrix. The segment from a point P on the curve to the x-axis along the tangent line has constant length l (see the figure below). Let y = f(x) be the equation for the tractrix.
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![Problem 3. Captain Quint is standing at a point B on a dock and is holding a rope of length l attached to a
boat at point A. As the captain walks along the dock, holding the rope taut, the boat moves along a curve called a
tractrix. The segment from a point P on the curve to the x-axis along the tangent line has constant length l (see
the figure below). Let y = f(x) be the equation for the tractrix.
A
P = (x, f(x))
f(x)
В
f(x)
f'(x)
Dock](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9f3bbed4-83fb-4cb1-9a90-4ff925ba55ea%2F1cefb6ad-6848-46d8-b984-3bd929ccbd09%2Fhrag46c_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 3. Captain Quint is standing at a point B on a dock and is holding a rope of length l attached to a
boat at point A. As the captain walks along the dock, holding the rope taut, the boat moves along a curve called a
tractrix. The segment from a point P on the curve to the x-axis along the tangent line has constant length l (see
the figure below). Let y = f(x) be the equation for the tractrix.
A
P = (x, f(x))
f(x)
В
f(x)
f'(x)
Dock
![(a) Show that y² + (y/y')² = l² and conclude that y'
Why must we choose the negative square
vez - y?
root?
(b) Show that the tractrix is the graph of the curve given by
l+ ve2 – y?
= l ln
-
Y
(Hint: Use a trig substitution, followed by integration by parts.)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9f3bbed4-83fb-4cb1-9a90-4ff925ba55ea%2F1cefb6ad-6848-46d8-b984-3bd929ccbd09%2Fvzrv07b_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:(a) Show that y² + (y/y')² = l² and conclude that y'
Why must we choose the negative square
vez - y?
root?
(b) Show that the tractrix is the graph of the curve given by
l+ ve2 – y?
= l ln
-
Y
(Hint: Use a trig substitution, followed by integration by parts.)
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