Mathematics 54 WFQ1 – Exercises Arc Length Parametrization and Curvature

2nd Sem AY 2014-15 16 April 2015

I. Undiscussed Exercises from the Slides

~ = h2t, − cos t, sin ti using the arc length parameter from the point (0, 1, 0).
2. Reparametrize S(t)
4. Let R~ be a vector function such that R(2)
~ ~ ′ (2) = h3, 1, −1i, and R
= h1, −2, 0i, R ~ ′′ (t) = h2, −5, 2i. Find
~ when t = 2.
the radius of curvature of R

II. Additional Exercises

1. Find the arc length parametrization of the graph of the following vector functions that has reference point
at t = 0 and the same orientation as the given curve.

~
i. R(t) = (4 − t)3/2 î + t3/2 ĵ ~
iii. R(t) = 2 ln (t2 + 1)î + (2t − 4 tan−1 t)ĵ
√
~ ~ = t3/2 , 8t, (16 − t)3/2


ii. R(t) = h−2 cos t, 5t, 2 sin ti iv. R(t)

2. Find the coordinates of the point P on the graph of the given vector functions in II.1. such that respective
arc lengths s from the reference point to the point P on the graph in the direction of increasing parameter
are the following.

i. s = 9 ii. s = 6π iii. s = 2 iv. s = 120

3. Find the curvature of the graph of the given functions at any value of its parameter.
~ 12 s s
i. R(s) = î − 5 cos ĵ + 5 sin k̂; s is an arclength parameter from a fixed point on the curve.
s 13 13
3t2

~
ii. R(t) = 2t3 , t,
2
~
iii. R(t) = cosh tî + sinh tĵ + tk̂
*√ √ √ +
2 2 sin t 2 cos t √
iv. vector function R ~ with unit tangent vector T~ (t) = , , ~ ′ (t)|| = 2 sec t
and ||R
2 2 2
~
4. Find the radius of curvature and the center of the osculating circle to the graph of the vector function R
at the point where t = 0 given the following.
~
i. R(t) = hcos t, sin t, ln cos ti
~ t2 + 2 sinh 2t 2e3t − 9t2
ii. R(t) = î + ĵ + (t3 + t2 + 6t)k̂
2 2  
~ ~ 3 4 sin t 4 cos t ~ ′ (t)|| = 10 for all
iii. R(0) = h0, 8, 0i; the unit tangent vector at any t is T (t) = ,− , ; ||R
5 5 5
t  
~ 1
iv. R(0) = h2, −1, −1i; the unit tangent vector at any t is T~ (t) = cos t, sin 2t, sin t ; ||R
2 ~ ′ (0)|| = 4
2
~ sech2 t sech t tanh t
v. R(t) = 3î+ ĵ −7k̂; the derivative of the unit tangent vector at any t is T~ ′ (t) = √ ĵ − √ k̂;
√ 2 2
~ ′ (0)|| = 2
||R