Example - 5

curvature and torsion at any point of the curve

Find the osculating plane,
x = a cos 2u, y =
a sin 2u=, z 2a sinu.
the curve is given by
Solution : The position vectorr of any point on

r a cos2u, sin 2u,2sin u)

P2a-sin 2u,cos 2u,cosu)
-2a(2 cos 2u,2sin 2u,sin u)
F-2a(4sin2u,4cos2u,cosu)
ixf=4a {(sinu + sin 2u cosu),-(cosu + cosucos 2u),2
PF]=*xPF 8a|4sin 2u (sinu + sin 2ucosu)+4cos2u(cosu +coSucos 2u)-2ces
=

+sin 2usinu)+4 cosu(cos 2u + sin 2u)-2

cosu
=8a"| 4(cos 2u cosu
8a*|4cosu + 4 cosu -2cosy= 48a
cosu

+4
and |ix i= 4a| (sin +sin2ucosu)
u
+ (cosu + cosu
cos 2u)

sin 2u)+2 cosu(cos 2u cosu + 2usinu)+4

sin
u(cos 2u +
4a| (sin' u + cos u)+cos

=4a+3cos u
Thus osculating plane is
R-r,i,F]=0 ie(R-r)ix*=0

2u)(sinu +sin 2ucosu)-(y-asin 2u)cosu(1+ cos2u) +2(z-2asinu)=

i.e(x-acos
+2z 3asinu =

or (sinu +sin 2ucosu)x-2cos' uy

cosu
Also K=ixFI 4a'(5+3
8a (1+cosu)*

-5+3cos'u)

2a(1+cos'u
3
. - F 48a cosu