Let ?A,?C be nonzero/noncollinear vectors. Let v be a curve parametrized by: ?v(t) = ?r0 + f(t)?A + g(t)?C for t ? R where f, g: R ? R are smooth functions and ?r0 is a constant vector. What is the torsion of v?
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Step 1: Calculate the derivative of the vector r(t): \[ r'(t) = f'(t)i + g'(t)j \] Show more…
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