University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Section 12.1 - Curves in Space and Their Tangents - Exercises - Page 649: 21

Answer

$x=t; y=\dfrac{1}{3}t; z=t$

Work Step by Step

Since we know the velocity is: $v(t)=r'(t)=\lt \dfrac{1}{t},(t^2+t+1)(t+2)^{-2},1+\ln t\gt$ and $v(1)=\lt 1,\dfrac{1}{3},1\gt$ The velocity components of $v$ are : $v_x=1,v_y=\dfrac{1}{3},v_y=1$ So, the parametric equations are: $x=(1)t+0=t; y=(\dfrac{1}{3}) t+(0)=\dfrac{1}{3}t; z=(1)t+(0)=t$ Hence, $x=t; y=\dfrac{1}{3}t; z=t$
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