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Finding Tangential and Normal Components of Acceleration In Exercises 35-40, find the tangential and normal components of acceleration at the given time tfor the space curve r( t).
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- The position vector r describes the path of an object moving in the xy-plane. Position Vector Point r(t) = 2 cos ti + 2 sin tj (VZ, V2) (a) Find the velocity vector, speed, and acceleration vector of the object. v(t) = s(t) a(t) = (b) Evaluate the velocity vector and acceleration vector of the object at the given point. a(#) =arrow_forwardSketch the curve represented by the vector-valued function r(t) = 2 cos ti + tj + 2 sin tk and give the orientation of the curve.arrow_forwardThe position vector r describes the path of an object moving in the xy-plane. Position Vector Point r(t) = 6 cos ti + 6 sin tj (3V2, 3V2) (a) Find the velocity vector v(t), speed s(t), and acceleration vector a(t) of the object. v(t) = s(t) a(t) (b) Evaluate the velocity vector and acceleration vector of the object at the given point. E) - =arrow_forward
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- Angular speed Consider the rotational velocity field v = ⟨0, 10z, -10y⟩ . If a paddle wheel is placed in the plane x + y + z = 1 with its axis normal to this plane, how fast does the paddle wheel spin (in revolutions per unit time)?arrow_forward(a) find the unit tangent vector T(t) and T(3) (b) find the principal unit normal vector N(t) and N(3) (C) find the tangential and normal components of acceleration, at and an for t=3arrow_forwardCalculate the line integral of the vector field F = (y, x,x² + y² ) around the boundary curve, the curl of the vector field, and the surface integral of the curl of the vector field. The surface S is the upper hemisphere x² + y + z? = 25, z 2 0 oriented with an upward-pointing normal. (Use symbolic notation and fractions where needed.) F. dr = curl(F) =arrow_forward
- Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic GeometryAlgebraISBN:9781133382119Author:SwokowskiPublisher:Cengage