- Calculus, Volume 1: One Variable Calculus, with an Introduction to Linear Algebra
- Tom M. Apostol
- Second Edition
- 1967
- 978-1-119-49673-1
14.7 Exercises
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In each of Exercises 1 through 6, $\textbf{r}(t)$ denotes the position vector at time $t$ for a particle moving on a space curve. Determine the velocity $\textbf{v}(t)$ and acceleration $\textbf{a}(t)$ in terms of $\mathbf{i}, \mathbf{j}, \mathbf{k};$ also, compute the speed $v(t).$
$$
\begin{align*}
\textbf{r}(t) = 3t\cos t\mathbf{i} + 3t\sin t\mathbf{j} + 4t\,\mathbf{k}
\end{align*}
$$
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$$
\begin{align*}
\mathbf{v}(t) &= (3\,\text{cos}\,t - 3t\,\text{sin}\,t)\, \mathbf{i} + (3\,\text{sin}\,t + 3t\,\text{cos}\,t)\,\mathbf{j} + 4\,\textbf{k}
\\
\mathbf{a}(t) &= (-6\,\text{sin}\,t - 3t\,\text{cos}\,t)\,\mathbf{i} + (6\,\text{cos}\,t - 3t\,\text{sin}\,t)\,\mathbf{j}
\\
v(t) &= \sqrt{9t^2 + 25}
\end{align*}
$$