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Vector-Valued Functions12
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Arc Length and Curvature
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Find the arc length of a space curve.
Find the curvature of a curve at a point on the curve.
Objectives
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Arc Length
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Arc Length
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Find the arc length of the curve given by
from t = 0 to t = 2, as shown in Figure 12.28.
Example 1 – Finding the Arc Length of a Curve in Space
Figure 12.28
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Using x(t) = t, y(t) = t3/2, and z(t) = t2, you obtain x′(t) = 1, y′(t) = 2t1/2, and z′(t) = t.
So, the arc length from t = 0 and t = 2 is given by
Example 1 – Solution
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Curvature
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curvature—the measure of how sharply a curve bends.
For instance, in Figure 12.32 the curve bends more sharply at P than at Q, and you can say that the curvature is greater at P than at Q.
Curvature
Figure 12.32
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You can calculate curvature by calculating the magnitude of the rate of change of the unit tangent vector T with respect to the arc length s, as shown in Figure 12.33.
Curvature
Figure 12.33
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A circle has the same curvature at any point. Moreover, the curvature and the radius of the circle are inversely related. That is, a circle with a large radius has a small curvature, and a circle with a small radius has a large curvature.
Curvature
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12Figure 12.34
Show that the curvature of a circle of radius r is K = 1/r.
Solution: Without loss of generality you can consider the circle to be centered at the origin.
Let (x, y) be any point on the circle and let s be the length of the arc from (r, 0) to (x, y) as shown in Figure 12.34.
Example 4 – Finding the Curvature of a Circle
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By letting be the central angle of the circle, you can represent the circle by
r() = r cos i + r sin j. is the parameter.
Using the formula for the length of a circular arc s = r, you can rewrite r() in terms of the arc length parameter as follows.
Example 4 – Solutioncont’d
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So, , and it follows that ,
which implies that the unit tangent vector is
and the curvature is given by
at every point on the circle.
Example 4 – Solutioncont’d
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Curvature
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In other words, for a given s, the greater the length of T, the more the curve bends at t, as shown in Figure 12.35.
Curvature
Figure 12.35
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Find the curvature of the curve given by
Solution: It is not apparent whether this parameter represents arc length, so you should use the formula
r′(t) = 2i + 2t j – t2k
Example 5 – Finding the Curvature of a Space Curve
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Therefore,
Example 5 – Solutioncont’d
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Curvature
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Let C be a curve with curvature K at point P. The circle passing through point P with radius r = 1/K is called the circle of curvature if the circle lies on the concave side of the curve and shares a common tangent line with the curve at point P.
The radius is called the radius of curvature at P, and the center of the circle is called the center of curvature.
Curvature
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The circle of curvature gives you the curvature K at a point P on a curve. Using a compass, you can sketch a circle that lies against the concave side of the curve at point P, as shown in Figure 12.36.
If the circle has a radius of r, you can estimate the curvature to be K = 1/r.
Figure 12.36
Curvature
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Find the curvature of the parabola given by at x = 2. Sketch the circle of curvature at (2, 1).
Solution: The curvature at x = 2 is as follows.
Example 6 – Finding Curvature in Rectangular Coordinates
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Because the curvature at P(2, 1) is , it follows that the radius of the circle of curvature at that point is 2.
So, the center of curvature is (2, –1) as shown in
Figure 12.37.
[In the figure, note that the curve
has the greatest curvature at P.]
Example 6 – Solution
Figure 12.37
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Application
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Applicationcont’d