Quantities that have magnitude and direction but not position. Some examples of vectors are velocity, displacement, acceleration, and force. They are sometimes called Euclidean or spatial vectors.
Chapter 11, Problem 71RE
a.
To determine
To find: The unit tangent vector at all points of C.
b.
To determine
To find: The principal unit normal vector
N(t) and the curvature
κ of all points on C.
c.
To determine
To sketch: The curve
r(t)=〈3sint,3cost,4t〉 and show that the unit tangent vector and the principal unit normal vector at all points of C corresponds to
t=0 and
t=π2.
d.
To determine
To find: The result obtained in the part (a) and (b) are consistent with the graph shown in part (c).
e.
To determine
To find: The unit bi normal vector
B(t) at all points on the curve C.
f.
To determine
To plot: The unit normal vector
B(t) at the points of C corresponds to
t=0 and
t=π2.
g.
To determine
To describe: The calculation to check the accuracy of the results in the parts from (a) to (f).
h.
To determine
To compute: The torsion at all points of curve C and interpret the result.
University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (4th Edition)
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