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OpenStudy (amistre64):

Find unit tangent and unit normal of: r(t)=<2sin(t), 5t, 2cos(t)>

OpenStudy (anonymous):

seems like an eerily familiar problem

OpenStudy (anonymous):

We should probably, begin by finding the the velocity function since it is tangent to the position function

OpenStudy (anonymous):

after differentiating we obtain: v(t)=<2cost,5,-2sint> Now we have to find the magnitude of V. Sqrt(4cos^2t+25+4sin^2t> Which simplifies to : sqrt(4+25)-->sqrt(29)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So, the unit tangent is give by v/lvl, thus we have: |dw:1332423189026:dw|

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