Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 12 - Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Conic Sections - 12.2 Arc Length and Speed - Exercises - Page 611: 25

Answer

For $N=10$: The midpoint approximation of the length $\simeq 6.90373$. For $N=20$: The midpoint approximation of the length $\simeq 6.91504$. For $N=30$: The midpoint approximation of the length $\simeq 6.91495$. For $N=50$: The midpoint approximation of the length $\simeq 6.91495$.

Work Step by Step

We have $x\left( t \right) = \cos t$, ${\ \ \ }$ $x'\left( t \right) = - \sin t$, $y\left( t \right) = {{\rm{e}}^{\sin t}}$, ${\ \ \ }$ $y'\left( t \right) = {{\rm{e}}^{\sin t}}\cos t$. Using Eq. (3) of Theorem 1, the arc length for $0 \le t \le 2\pi $ is $s = \mathop \smallint \limits_0^{2\pi } \sqrt {{{\left( { - \sin t} \right)}^2} + {{\left( {{{\rm{e}}^{\sin t}}\cos t} \right)}^2}} {\rm{d}}t$ To approximate the definite integral above using Midpoint Rule, we divide $\left[ {0,2\pi } \right]$ into $N$ subintervals. The length of the interval is $\Delta x = \frac{{2\pi - 0}}{N} = \frac{{2\pi }}{N}$. The midpoints are ${c_j} = \left( {j - \frac{1}{2}} \right)\Delta x$ for $j = 1,2,...,N$. The midpoint approximation becomes ${M_N} = \frac{{2\pi }}{N}\mathop \sum \limits_{j = 1}^N f\left( {{c_j}} \right)$, where $f\left( x \right) = \sqrt {{{\left( { - \sin x} \right)}^2} + {{\left( {{{\rm{e}}^{\sin x}}\cos x} \right)}^2}} $. For $N=10$: We have $\Delta x = \frac{{2\pi }}{{10}} = \frac{\pi }{5}$ and ${c_j} = \frac{\pi }{5}\left( {j - \frac{1}{2}} \right)$, for $j=1,2,...,10$. The midpoint approximation is ${M_{10}} = \frac{\pi }{5}\mathop \sum \limits_{j = 1}^{10} f\left( {{c_j}} \right) \simeq 6.90373$. For $N=20$: We have $\Delta x = \frac{{2\pi }}{{20}} = \frac{\pi }{{10}}$ and ${c_j} = \frac{\pi }{{10}}\left( {j - \frac{1}{2}} \right)$, for $j=1,2,...,20$. The midpoint approximation is ${M_{20}} = \frac{\pi }{{10}}\mathop \sum \limits_{j = 1}^{20} f\left( {{c_j}} \right) \simeq 6.91504$. For $N=30$: We have $\Delta x = \frac{{2\pi }}{{30}} = \frac{\pi }{{15}}$ and ${c_j} = \frac{\pi }{{15}}\left( {j - \frac{1}{2}} \right)$, for $j=1,2,...,30$. The midpoint approximation is ${M_{30}} = \frac{\pi }{{15}}\mathop \sum \limits_{j = 1}^{30} f\left( {{c_j}} \right) \simeq 6.91495$. For $N=50$: We have $\Delta x = \frac{{2\pi }}{{50}} = \frac{\pi }{{25}}$ and ${c_j} = \frac{\pi }{{25}}\left( {j - \frac{1}{2}} \right)$, for $j=1,2,...,50$. The midpoint approximation is ${M_{50}} = \frac{\pi }{{25}}\mathop \sum \limits_{j = 1}^{50} f\left( {{c_j}} \right) \simeq 6.91495$.
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