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Chapter 2: Space Curves

Section 2.3: Tangent Vectors

Example 2.3.3

Let  be the position-vector representation of the parametric curve , , and let  be the reparametrization obtained in Example 2.2.6. (Recall that  is the arc length along the curve.)

a) 

Obtain .

b) 

Obtain the unit tangent vector .

c) 

Show that , thus verifying that  is automatically a unit tangent vector.

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