AMath 231, Spring 2014

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Assignment 3 Solutions

1. (a) The speed of the particle is given by

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(b) Notice that x2 + y 2 = (et )2 so that the curve lies the spiral shown.

Now we show that

~g (t) ~g 0 (t) = (et cos t, et sin t) (et sin t et cos t, et cos t et sin t)
= e2t (cos t sin t cos2 t sin t cos t sin2 t)
= e2t
On the other hand,
~g (t) ~g 0 (t) = ||~g (t)|| ||~g 0 (t)|| cos (where is the angle between the vectors)

= et 2et cos from (a)

2t
2e cos
=

Putting the two together we have e2t = 2e2t cos or cos = 1/ 2, which leads
to = /4 (or equivalent). So the position and velocity vectors always make a 45 angle
with each other, as indicated on the sketch.
(c) OK, so like, the line integral by definition is
Z2

Z
y ds =
C

Z2

sin t||~g (t)|| dt =

et sin t

t
2e dt from (a)

2

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Z 2t

2t
2
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2 e sin t dt = 2 e cos t|0

2
2t

(2e


cos t dt

by IBP




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2t
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(2e sin t) dt
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2 (1 e ) 2 2 (e sin t)|0
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Z 2 2t

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y ds =
2(1 e ) 4 2
(e sin t) dt = 2(1 e ) 4 y ds (1st line)

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2(1 e

2
)/(1 + 4) =
(1 e4 ).
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Assignment 3 Solutions

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