Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 14 - Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions - 14.2 Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions - Exercises - Page 721: 60

Answer

The solution is ${\bf{r}}\left( t \right) = \left( {1 - \cos t} \right){\bf{u}}$.

Work Step by Step

We have ${\bf{r}}'\left( t \right) = \left( {\sin t} \right){\bf{u}}$ with initial condition ${\bf{r}}\left( 0 \right) = {\bf{0}}$, where ${\bf{u}}$ is a constant vector in ${\mathbb{R}^3}$. The solution is obtained by integrating ${\bf{r}}'\left( t \right)$: ${\bf{r}}\left( t \right) = \smallint \left( {\sin t} \right){\bf{u}}{\rm{d}}t = - {\bf{u}}\cos t + {\bf{c}}$, where ${\bf{c}}$ is a constant vector. Since ${\bf{r}}\left( 0 \right) = {\bf{0}}$, we have ${\bf{r}}\left( 0 \right) = - {\bf{u}} + {\bf{c}} = {\bf{0}}$. So, ${\bf{c}} = {\bf{u}}$. ${\bf{r}}\left( t \right) = - {\bf{u}}\cos t + {\bf{u}}$, Hence, the solution is ${\bf{r}}\left( t \right) = \left( {1 - \cos t} \right){\bf{u}}$
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