Question 21
2 pts
Consider the curve $\vec{r}(t) = \left< \frac{1}{3} \cos^3 t, \frac{1}{3} \sin^3 t, 0 \right>$ where $\frac{\pi}{6} \leq t \leq \frac{\pi}{2}$. Find the curvature of the curve $\kappa(t)$. (Hint: here $\vec{T}'(t)$ appears easier to compute than $\vec{r}''(t)$.)
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Ο κ(t) =
cos² tsin² t
κ(t)=cost sin t
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κ(t) =
cost sin t
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Ο κ(t) =
cost sin t
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