Chapter 11: Q. 2TF (page 891)

A decomposition of the acceleration vector: Find ${comp}_{v (t)} a (t),$ where v anda are the velocity and acceleration vectors, respectively, of the following functions.
$r (t) = <\cos t, \sin t, t>$

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The component of a(t)alongv(t)is $c o m p_{v (t)} a (t) = \sin \sqrt{2} t .$

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Step 1. Given Information.

The given function is $r (t) = <\cos t, \sin t, t> .$

Step 2. Calculating the velocity and acceleration vector.

Let's calculate the given function,

$r (t) = <\cos t, \sin t, t> r' (t) = v (t) = <- \sin t, \cos t, 1> r'' (t) = a (t) = <- \cos t, - \sin t, 0> Now, ||v (t)|| = \sqrt{{(- sint)}^{2} + {(cost)}^{2} + {(1)}^{2}} = \sqrt{\sin^{2} t + \cos^{2} t + 1} = \sqrt{2} . . . . . . . . (a) Let' s find (a (t) \cdot v (t)) = (- cost, - sint, 0) \cdot (- sint, cost, 1) = 2 \sin t \cos t . . . . . . . . . . (b)$

Step 3. Solve.

Put (a) and (b) in $c o m p_{v (t)} a (t) = \frac{|a (t) . v (t)|}{||v (t)||},$

$c o m p_{v (t)} a (t) = \frac{|2 \sin t \cos t|}{\sqrt{2}} c o m p_{v (t)} a (t) = \frac{2 \sin t \cos t}{\sqrt{2}} c o m p_{v (t)} a (t) = \sqrt{2} \sin t \cos t c o m p_{v (t)} a (t) = \sin \sqrt{2} t$

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A decomposition of the acceleration vector: Find ${comp}_{v (t)} a (t),$ where v anda are the velocity and acceleration vectors, respectively, of the following functions.
$r (t) = <\cos t, \sin t, t>$

Short Answer

Step by step solution

Step 1. Given Information.

Step 2. Calculating the velocity and acceleration vector.

Step 3. Solve.

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A decomposition of the acceleration vector: Find compv(t)a(t), where v anda are the velocity and acceleration vectors, respectively, of the following functions.r(t)=cost,sint,t

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Step by step solution

Step 1. Given Information.

Step 2. Calculating the velocity and acceleration vector.

Step 3. Solve.

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A decomposition of the acceleration vector: Find ${comp}_{v (t)} a (t),$ where v anda are the velocity and acceleration vectors, respectively, of the following functions.
$r (t) = <\cos t, \sin t, t>$