Find the length of the curve $x=e^{t}-t, y=4 e^{t / 2},-8 \leq t \leq 3$
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Given $x = e^t - t$ and $y = 4e^{t/2}$, we can differentiate both with respect to $t$ to get: $\frac{dx}{dt} = e^t - 1$ and $\frac{dy}{dt} = 2e^{t/2}$. Show more…
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