Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 13: Vector-Valued Functions and Motion in Space - Section 13.1 - Curves in Space and Their Tangents - Exercises 13.1 - Page 747: 29

Answer

a) $\dfrac{d(cu)}{dt}=c\dfrac{d(u)}{dt}$ b) $\dfrac{d(F(t)u)}{dt}=F(t)u'+F'(t)u$

Work Step by Step

a. Let us consider, $u=\lt f(t), g(t), h(t) \gt$ Need to use product rule such as: $\dfrac{d(cu)}{dt}=\dfrac{d(c)}{dt}\lt f(t), g(t), h(t) \gt=c\dfrac{d}{dt}[\lt f(t), g(t), h(t) \gt]$ Therefore, $\dfrac{d(cu)}{dt}=c\dfrac{d(u)}{dt}$ b. Let us consider, $u=\lt f(t), g(t), h(t) \gt$ Need to use product rule such as:$\dfrac{d(F(t)u)}{dt}=\dfrac{d}{dt} [f(t)\lt f(t), g(t), h(t) \gt ]=F(t)\lt f'(t), g'(t), h'(t) \gt+F'(t)\lt f(t), g(t), h(t) \gt$ Therefore, $\dfrac{d[F(t)(u)]}{dt}=F(t)u'+F'(t)u$
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