SECTION 14.

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|||| 14.2 Derivatives and Integrals of Vector Functions

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13 |||| 12. rt  e 2t cos t i  e 2t sin t j  e 2t k, t  2

(a) Sketch the plane curve with the given vector equation.
(b) Find rt. 13. rt  2t, 3t 2, 4t 3  , t1
(c) Sketch the position vector rt and the tangent vector rt for
14. rt  e 2t, e 2t, te 2t  , t0
the given value of t.

1. rt  t 3, t 2  , t1
2. rt  e t i  e2t j,
3. rt  sec t i  tan t j,
t0 1520 |||| Find parametric equations for the tangent line to the
curve with the given parametric equations at the specified point.
t  4
15. x  t, y  t 2, z  t 3; 1, 1, 1

16. x  1  2t, y  1  t  t 2, z  1  t  t 2  t 3; 1, 1, 1

47 |||| Find the domain and derivative of the vector function.
17. x  t cos 2 t, y  t sin 2 t, z  4t; (0, 14 , 1)
4. rt  t, t 2, t 3 

5. rt   t 2  4, st  4, s6  t  18. x  sin  t, y  st, z  cos  t; 0, 1, 1

6. rt  i  tan t j  sec t k 19. x  t, y  s2 cos t, z  s2 sin t; 4, 1, 1

t1 20. x  cos t, y  3e 2t, z  3e 2t; 1, 3, 3

7. rt  te 2t i  j  tan1t k
t1

2123 |||| Evaluate the integral.

8 9 |||| Find the derivative of the vector function.
1
8. rt  ln4  t 2  i  s1  t j  4e 3t k 21. y t i  t 2 j  t 3 k dt
0

9. rt  et cos t i  et sin t j  ln t k  2

22. y 1  t 2  i  4t 4 j  t 2  1 k dt
1

1014 |||| Find the unit tangent vector Tt at the point with the 4
given value of the parameter t . 23. y cos 2t i  sin 2t j  t sin t k dt
0

10. rt  st, t  t 2, tan1 t, t1

11. rt  t i  2 sin t j  3 cos t k, t  6

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Answers

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1. (a), (c) 6. t | t = (2n + 1) 2 , n an integer ,
 
r
(t) = sec2 t j + (sec t tan t) k

2t 2 1
7. {t | t = 1}, r (t) = (1 + 2t) e i+ 2 j+ k
(t + 1) 1 + t2

2t 1
8. r (t) = i+ j 12e3t k
4 t2 2 1+t


t 1
(b) 3t2 , 2t 9. r (t) = e (cos t + sin t) i + et (cos t sin t) j + k
t
2. (a), (c)

1 2
10.
6
, 3
, 16

11. 25 i + 2 5 3 j 35 k

12. 13 i + 23 j + 23 k

13. 1 , 3 , 6
46 46 46

2 
14. 3
, 23 , 1
3
t 2t
(b) e i 2e j
15. x = 1 + t, y = 1 + 2t, z = 1 + 3t
3. (a), (c)
16. x = 1 + 2t, y = 1 + t, z = 1 t

17. x =
2
t, y = 14 + t, z = 1 + 4t
18. x = t, y = 1 + 12 t, z = 1

19. x =
4
+ t, y = 1 t, z = 1 + t
20. x = 1, y = 3 + 6t, z = 3 6t

21. 12 i + 13 j + 14 k
(b) sec t tan t i + sec2 t j



2
 22. 10
3
i 124
5
j 43 k
4. R, r (t) = 1, 2t, 3t
  23. 12 i + 12 j + 4
k

1 1 4 2
5. {t | 4 t 6}, r (t) = 2t, ,
2 t4 2 6t
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Solutions

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1 1
1. (a), (c) 10. r (t) = , 1 2t,
2 t 1 + t2


r
(1) = 12 , 1, 12 . Thus

   1 2
3
1 2 2
|r
(1)| = 2
+ (1) + 2
= 2 and
r
(1)
1 
T (1) = = 1 , 1, 12
|r
(1)| 3/2 2






(b) r
(t) = 3t2 , 2t = 12 23 , 23 , 12 23 = 16 , 23 , 16
2
2. x = e2t = y, so y = 1/x2 , x > 0.


 3
11. r (t) = i + 2 cos t j 3 sin t k, r 6
=i+ 3j 2
k.
(a), (c)
Thus
   
T 6 =
1
2 i+ 3j 3
2
k
12 +( 3) +(3/2)2

1
 3
 2

2 3 3
= 5/2
i+ 3j 2
k = 5
i+ 5
j 5
k

2t
12. r (t) = 2e (cos t i + sin t j + k) + e2t ( sin t i + cos t j)
= e2t [(2 cos t sin t) i + (2 sin t + cos t) j + 2 k]
(b) r
(t) = et i 2e2t j  
r
2 = e (i + 2 j + 2 k)
2 2 2 2
3. x y = sec t tan t = 1, so the curve is a hyperbola.   e
Thus, T 2 = (i + 2 j + 2 k) = 13 i + 23 j + 23 k.
(a), (c) e 9



2


13. r (t) = 2, 6t, 12t , r (1) = 2, 3, 4 , r (1) = 2, 6, 12.
Thus,
r
(1) 
1
T (1) =
= 188 2, 6, 12 = 146 , 346 , 646 .
|r (1)|



2t 2t

14. r (t) = 2e , 2e , (1 + 2t) e2t , r
(0) = 2, 2, 1.
(b) r
(t) = sec t tan t i + sec2 t j

Thus, T (0) = 19 2, 2, 1 = 23 , 23 , 13 .



2

4. The domain of r is R and r (t) = 1, 2t, 3t .
2 3
15. The vector equation of the curve is r (t) = t i + t j + t k,
5. The domain of r is {t | t 4 and t 6} or {t | 4 t 6}
2
so r (t) = i + 2t j + 3t k. At the point (1, 1, 1) , t = 1, so
and  the tangent vector here is i + 2 j + 3 k. The tangent line goes
r
(t) = 2t, 12 (t 4)1/2 , 12 (6 t)1/2 (1) through the point (1, 1, 1) and has direction vector
 
1 1 i + 2 j + 3 k. Thus parametric equations are x = 1 + t,
= 2t, ,
2 t4 2 6t y = 1 + 2t, z = 1 + 3t.
6. Since tan t and sec t are not defined for odd multiples of ,
2 2 3

  2 16. r (t) = 1 + 2t, 1 + t t , 1 t + t t ,
the domain of r is t | t = (2n + 1) 2 , n an integer .

  r
(t) = 2, 1 2t, 1 + 2t 3t2 . At (1, 1, 1) , t = 0 and
r
(t) = sec2 t j + (sec t tan t) k. r
(0) = 2, 1, 1. Thus the tangent lines goes through the
t1 point (1, 1, 1) and has direction vector 2, 1, 1. The
7. Since is not defined for t = 1 (and tan1 t is
t+1 parametric equations are x = 1 + 2t, y = 1 + t, z = 1 t.
defined for all real t), the domain is {t | t = 1}.
2 1 17. r (t) = t cos 2t, t sin 2t, 4t,
r
(t) = (1 + 2t) e2t i + j+ k.
(t + 1)2 1 + t2 r
(t) = cos 2t 2t sin 2t, sin 2t + 2t cos 2t, 4.
 
At 0, 14 , 1 , t = 14 and

2t 1  


8. r (t) = i+ j 12e3t k r
14 = 0 2 , 1 + 0, 4 = 2 , 1, 4 . Thus, parametric
4 t2 2 1+t
equations of the tangent line are x = 2 t, y = 1
+ t,

t 1 4
9. r (t) = e (cos t + sin t) i + et (cos t sin t) j + k z = 1 + 4t.
t
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18. r (t) = sin t, t, cos t , 22. 1
1 + t2 i 4t4 j t2 1 k dt

       2
r
(t) = cos t, 1/ 2 t , sin t . At (0, 1, 1), = t + 13 t3 i 45 t5 j 13 t3 t k 1

     
t = 1 and r
(1) = , 12 , 0 . Thus, parametric equations = 2 + 83 i 128 j 83 2 k
5
of the tangent line are x = t, y = 1 + 12 t, z = 1.     
1 + 13 i 45 j 13 1 k


19. r (t) = t, 2 cos t, 2 sin t , = 10
i 124
j 4
k
3 5 3

  
r
(t) = 1, 2 sin t, 2 cos t . At 4 , 1, 1 , t = 4 and  /4
  23. 0
(cos 2t i + sin 2t j + t sin t k) dt
r
4 = 1, 1, 1. Thus, parametric equations of the  /4
= 12 sin 2t i 12 cos 2t j 0
tangent line are x = 4 + t, y = 1 t, z = 1 + t.  

  /4
2t
20. r (t) = cos t, 3e , 3e
2t
, + [t cos t]/4
0 + 0 cos t dt k

  

2t
r (t) = sin t, 6e , 6e 2t
. At (1, 3, 3), t = 0 and = 12 i + 12 j + 4 cos 4 + sin 4 k
 
r
(0) = 0, 6, 6. Thus, parametric equations of the = 12 i + 12 j + 12 1 4 k
tangent line are x = 1, y = 3 + 6t, z = 3 6t. 1 1 4
= i+ j+ k
1 2 3
 2 2 4 2
21. 0 t i + t j + t k dt
     
1 1 1
= 0 t dt i + 0 t2 dt j + 0 t3 dt k
 2 1  3 1  4 1
t t t
= i+ j+ k
2 0 3 0 4 0
1 1 1
= 2
i+ 3
j+ 4
k