Mathematics 54 WFQ1 – Exercises The Moving Trihedral

2nd Sem AY 2014-15 10 April 2015

I. Undiscussed Exercises from the Slides

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3. Find the equation of the normal plane to the curve given by R(t) = 4tî − 2 sin tĵ + 2 cos tk̂ at t = π.
II. Additional Exercises
1. Find the unit tangent and unit normal vectors to the graph of the vector function R. ~
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i. R(t) = h3 + sin 5t, 1 − 12t, −2 + cos 5ti
~ 2 2
ii. R(t) = t3/2 î + (16 − t)3/2 ĵ − 3tk̂, t ∈ (0, 16)
3 3
2. Find the unit tangent T~ , unit normal N ~ , unit binormal B
~ vectors to the graph of the vector function R
~ at the
indicated point.
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i. R(t) = hcos t, sin t, ln cos ti; (1, 0, 0)
~ t2 + 2 sinh 2t 2e3t − 9t2
ii. R(t) = î + ĵ + (t3 + t2 + 6t)k̂; (0, 1, 0)
 2  2
3 4 sin t 4 cos t
iii. T~ (t) = ,− , ; at the point where t = 0
5 5 5
 
1
iv. T~ (t) = cos2 t, sin 2t, sin t ; at the point where t = 0
2
√ √ √
~ sech t sech t tanh t ~ 2 3 2 2 2
v. T (t) = √ ĵ −
′ √ k̂; T (ln 2) = î + ĵ + k̂; at the point where t = 0
2 2 2 10 5
3. Find the equation of the following planes.
~ 3t − t3
i. the osculating plane to the graph of R(t) = î + (t3 − 6t2 + 7t)ĵ + 2t2 k̂ at t = 1
2
~ at P (−2/3, 1/3, −6) if the tangent line to the graph of R
ii. the normal plane to the graph of R ~ at P has symmetric
2 − 3x z+8
equations = 2y =
6 3
~ at R(2)
~ 3 t
iii. The rectifying plane to the graph of R = 9î − 8k̂ if T~ (t) = √ î + √ ĵ
9+t 2 9 + t2
√ √
iv. the osculating plane to the graph of R ~ at R(0)
~ = h−5, 3, 6i if T~ ′ (t) = 2 cos 2tî − 2 sin 2tĵ + 2 cos 2tk̂ and
T~ (0) = ĵ
* √ +
~ ~ ~ cos 4t sin 4t 2 2 ~
v. the normal plane to the graph of R at R(0) = h0, −7, 1i if N (t) = , ,− and B(0) =
3 3 3
* √ +
2 2 1
, 0,
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