Chapter 11: Q. 20 (page 898)
Short Answer
The normal component of acceleration,
Chapter 11: Q. 20 (page 898)
The normal component of acceleration,
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Get started for freeUsing the definitions of the normal plane and rectifying plane in Exercises 20 and 21, respectively, find the equations of these planes at the specified points for the vector functions in Exercises 40–42. Note: These are the same functions as in Exercises 35, 37, and 39.
For each of the vector-valued functions in Exercises ,find the unit tangent vector and the principal unit normal vector at the specified value of t.
Let be a differentiable real-valued function of , and let be a differentiable vector function with three components such that is in the domain of for every value of on some interval I. Prove that . (This is Theorem 11.8.)
The DNA molecule takes the shape of a double helix—two helices that stay a roughly uniform distance apart.
(a) Neglecting actual dimensions, we can model one strand of DNA using the vector function .
Sketch the graph of . What is the effect of the parameter ?
(b) The second strand of DNA can be constructed by shifting the first. Does the graph of ever intersect that of ?
(c) The distance between two curves is the minimum distance between any two points on the curves. What is the distance between and if ? (Hint: Write two points on the curves using parameters and , expand the formula for the distance between them, and then use a trigonometric identity for addition. Then let
and minimize.).
Prove Theorem 11.7 for vectors in R2. That is, let and be two scalar functions, each of which is differentiable on an interval I ⊆ R, and let localid="1649578343519" be a vector function. Prove that .
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