Topic 3: Arc

Length and TNB

Frame
 Recap from previous class
Movement of particle in space can be defined with
the position vector

𝒓 𝑡 =𝑓 𝑡 𝒊+𝑔 𝑡 𝒋+ℎ 𝑡 𝒌

𝑥 =𝑓 𝑡 , 𝐲=𝑔 𝑡 ,𝑧 =ℎ 𝑡 𝑡∈𝐼
 Arc Length in
Space

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V=(-sin t)i+(cos t)j+1k
Unit Tangent

v
Unit tangent, T =
v
 Tangential and
Normal
Components of
Acceleration

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 𝑑v
𝑎= = cos 𝑡 − 𝑡 sin 𝑡 𝑖 + sin 𝑡 + 𝑡 sin 𝑡 𝑗
𝑑𝑡
2
2 2 2
𝑎 = cos 𝑡 − 𝑡 sin 𝑡 + sin 𝑡 + 𝑡 sin 𝑡

= cos 2 𝑡 − 2𝑡 sin 𝑡 cos 𝑡 + 𝑡 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑡 + sin2 𝑡 + 2𝑡 cos 𝑡 sin 𝑡 + 𝑡 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑡

= cos 2 𝑡 +sin2 𝑡 + 𝑡 2 (𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑡 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑡)

2
𝑎 = 1 + 𝑡2 1 = 𝑡2 + 1
Tutorial

 Section 13.3
 1,3,7,9,11,13
 Section 13.5
 1,3,5
 Find the T, N and B for exercise 7, 9