Consider the curve segments
(a) Graph the two curve segments and use your graphs to explain why the lengths of these two curve segments should be equal.
(b) Set up integrals that give the arc lengths of the curve segments by integrating with respect to
(c) Set up integrals that give the arc lengths of the curve segments by integrating with respect to
(d) Approximate the arc length of each curve segment using Formula (2) with
(e) Which of the two approximations in part (d) is more accurate? Explain.
(f) Use the midpoint approximation with
(g) Use a calculating utility with numerical
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