Chapter 11: Q.19 (page 898)
Short Answer
The normal component of acceleration,
Chapter 11: Q.19 (page 898)
The normal component of acceleration,
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Get started for freeProve 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 .
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.).
For constants , and , the graph of a vector-valued function of the form
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.)
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