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 - 14.3 Arc Length and Speed - Exercises - Page 725: 9

Answer

$\dfrac{(9t^2+20)^{3/2}-(20)^{3/2}}{27}$

Work Step by Step

The first derivative of the given vector is given by: $r'(t) =2t i+4t j+3t^2 \ k \implies ||r'(t)||=\sqrt {}(2t)^2+(4t)^2+(3t^2)^2=t \sqrt {9t^2+20}$ We calculate the length by integration: $L=\int_{p}^{q}\|r'(t)\|dt=\int_{0}^{t} a \sqrt {9a^2+20} \ da \\ =\dfrac{1}{18} \times \int_{0}^{t} 18 a \sqrt {9a^2+20} \ da \\ =\dfrac{1}{27} [(9a^2+20)^{3/2}]_0^t \\=\dfrac{1}{27} [(9t^2+20)^{3/2}-(20)^{3/2}] \\ = \dfrac{(9t^2+20)^{3/2}-(20)^{3/2}}{27}$
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