Arc Length and Curvature Calc IV Lab Karen Donnelly Saint Joseph's College All rights reserved LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYlLUkjbWlHRiQ2I1EhRictRiM2Iy1GLDYlUShyZXN0YXJ0RicvJSdpdGFsaWNHUSV0cnVlRicvJSxtYXRodmFyaWFudEdRJ2l0YWxpY0YnRis= QyQtSSV3aXRoRzYiNiNJJnBsb3RzRzYkJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHSShfc3lzbGliR0YlISIiQyQtSSV3aXRoRzYiNiNJKnBsb3R0b29sc0c2JCUqcHJvdGVjdGVkR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJSEiIg==QyQtSSV3aXRoRzYiNiNJLkxpbmVhckFsZ2VicmFHNiQlKnByb3RlY3RlZEdJKF9zeXNsaWJHRiUhIiI=QyQtSSV3aXRoRzYiNiNJL1ZlY3RvckNhbGN1bHVzRzYkJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHSShfc3lzbGliR0YlISIi QyQtSSdhc3N1bWVHNiI2IydJInRHRiVJJXJlYWxHRiUiIiI=LUkqaW50ZXJmYWNlRzYkJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHSShfc3lzbGliRzYiNiMvSSxzaG93YXNzdW1lZEdGJyIiIQ== Pkklb3B0c0c2IjYkL0klYXhlc0dGJEkmYm94ZWRHRiQvSSdsYWJlbHNHRiQ3JUkieEdGJEkieUdGJEkiekdGJA==
<Text-field style="Heading 1" layout="Heading 1">Definition of Arc Length</Text-field> Let r(t) = <x(t) , y(t) , z(t) > be a differentiable vector valued function on [a,b]. Then the arc length s is defined by 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 If r(t) = <x(t) , y(t) > is a vector-valued function in the plane then the formula becomes LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYmLUkjbWlHRiQ2I1EhRictRiM2KS1JKG1zdWJzdXBHRiQ2Jy1JI21vR0YkNi1RJiZpbnQ7RicvJSxtYXRodmFyaWFudEdRJ25vcm1hbEYnLyUmZmVuY2VHUSZmYWxzZUYnLyUqc2VwYXJhdG9yR0Y9LyUpc3RyZXRjaHlHRj0vJSpzeW1tZXRyaWNHRj0vJShsYXJnZW9wR0Y9LyUubW92YWJsZWxpbWl0c0dGPS8lJ2FjY2VudEdGPS8lJ2xzcGFjZUdRJjAuMGVtRicvJSdyc3BhY2VHRkwtRiw2JVEiYUYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnL0Y5USdpdGFsaWNGJy1GLDYlUSJiRidGUkZVLyUxc3VwZXJzY3JpcHRzaGlmdEdRIjJGJy8lL3N1YnNjcmlwdHNoaWZ0R1EiMEYnLUkmbXNxcnRHRiQ2Iy1GIzYoRistRiM2JC1JJW1zdXBHRiQ2JS1JKG1mZW5jZWRHRiQ2JC1GIzYnLUkmbWZyYWNHRiQ2KC1GIzYkLUY1Ni1RMCZEaWZmZXJlbnRpYWxEO0YnRjhGO0Y+RkBGQkZERkZGSEZKRk1GOC1GIzYmRistRiM2JUZecC1GLDYlUSJ0RidGUkZVRjhGK0Y4LyUubGluZXRoaWNrbmVzc0dRIjFGJy8lK2Rlbm9tYWxpZ25HUSdjZW50ZXJGJy8lKW51bWFsaWduR0ZdcS8lKWJldmVsbGVkR0Y9LUY1Ni1RMSZJbnZpc2libGVUaW1lcztGJ0Y4RjtGPkZARkJGREZGRkhGSkZNLUYjNiYtRiw2JVEieEYnRlJGVS1GNTYtUTAmQXBwbHlGdW5jdGlvbjtGJ0Y4RjtGPkZARkJGREZGRkhGSkZNLUZlbzYkLUYjNiRGZXBGOEY4RjhGK0Y4RjgtSSNtbkdGJDYkUSIyRidGOC9GZW5GaW5GOC1GNTYtUSIrRidGOEY7Rj5GQEZCRkRGRkZIL0ZLUSwwLjIyMjIyMjJlbUYnL0ZORmpyLUYjNiQtRmJvNiUtRmVvNiQtRiM2J0Zpb0ZicS1GIzYmLUYsNiVRInlGJ0ZSRlVGanFGXXJGOEYrRjhGOEZhckZlckY4RitGOEYrLUknbXNwYWNlR0YkNiYvJSdoZWlnaHRHUSYwLjBleEYnLyUmd2lkdGhHUSYwLjNlbUYnLyUmZGVwdGhHRl50LyUqbGluZWJyZWFrR1ElYXV0b0YnRl5wRmVwRjhGK0Y4 In either case we can remember this formula simply as the integral of the "speed" -- magnitude of the velocity vector over the interval (a,b). 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 JSFH
<Text-field style="Heading 1" layout="Heading 1">Example of Computing Arc Length with Maple</Text-field> Consider the following helix: (Note we define r as a list for the space curve command and make R the vector version of it so we may use in VectorCalculus package commands. 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Maple has a built in command ArcLength as part of the VectorCalculus package for computing this arclength: QyQtSSpBcmNMZW5ndGhHNiI2JEkiUkdGJS9JInRHRiU7IiIhLUkiKkc2JCUqcHJvdGVjdGVkRy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHRiVJL1ZlY3RvckNhbGN1bHVzRzYkRi9JKF9zeXNsaWJHRiU2JCIiI0kjUGlHRi8iIiI=LUkmZXZhbGZHJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHNiNJIiVHNiI= JSFH Suppose we make a change in the third coordinate of R ( make it LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYlLUklbXN1cEdGJDYlLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEidEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy1GIzYoLUkjbW5HRiQ2JFEiMkYnL0Y2USdub3JtYWxGJ0YyLyUrZm9yZWdyb3VuZEdRLFsyMDAsMCwyMDBdRicvJStiYWNrZ3JvdW5kR1EuWzI1NSwyNTUsMjU1XUYnLyUscGxhY2Vob2xkZXJHRjRGNS8lMXN1cGVyc2NyaXB0c2hpZnRHUSIwRidGQ0Y+). 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<Text-field style="Heading 1" layout="Heading 1">Curvature for Rectangular Equations in the Plane</Text-field> Curvature at a point on a curve gives a measure of how sharply the curve bends there. Curves which turn tightly through a short arc length have a large curvature, whereas curves which turn through a large arc length have a smaller curvature.. Theorem 11.9, page 825: Let 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 define a twice differentiable plane curve C. The curvature function K is given by 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 If the curve 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 has curvature K at point P, then the circle of curvature is that circle which passes through P on the concave side with radius 1/K. The center of the circle is called the center of curvature at P. The radius of the circle is called the radius of curvature at P.
<Text-field style="Heading 1" layout="Heading 1">Example of Calculating Curvature for Rectangular Equations in Plane</Text-field> The curvature of the parabola 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 is 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. (Verify this using the above formula by hand.) Below we plot both the parabola (khaki) and its curvature: LUklcGxvdEc2IjYnPCQqJEkieEdGJCIiIy1JIipHNiQlKnByb3RlY3RlZEcvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lR0YkSS9WZWN0b3JDYWxjdWx1c0c2JEYtSShfc3lzbGliR0YkNiRGKSokKS1JIitHRiw2JCIiIi1GKzYkIiIlRictRis2JCIiJCNGOUYpISIiL0YoOy1JIi1HRiw2I0Y/Rj8vSSJ5R0YkOyIiISIiJy9JJmNvbG9yR0YkNyRJJmtoYWtpR0YkSSZjb3JhbEdGJC9JKHNjYWxpbmdHRiRJLGNvbnN0cmFpbmVkR0Yk We see that curvature tends to zero as x goes towards either positive or negative infinity by taking JSFH QyUtSSZsaW1pdEc2JCUqcHJvdGVjdGVkR0koX3N5c2xpYkc2IjYkLUkiKkc2JEYmL0krbW9kdWxlbmFtZUdGKEkvVmVjdG9yQ2FsY3VsdXNHRiU2JCIiIyokKS1JIitHRiw2JCIiIi1GKzYkIiIlKiRJInhHRihGMS1GKzYkIiIkI0Y3RjEhIiIvRjxJKWluZmluaXR5R0YmRjctRiQ2JEYqL0Y8LUkiLUdGLDYjRkM= At the origin the curvature is 2. ( Verify). Hence the circle of curvature at P = (0,0) has radius 1/2 and and center (0,0.5). The graphs of the parabola and its circle of curvature are plotted belowat the origin are both shown in the figure below. QyQ+SSJwRzYiLUklcGxvdEc2JCUqcHJvdGVjdGVkR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJTYnKiRJInhHRiUiIiMvRi07LUkiLUc2JEYpL0krbW9kdWxlbmFtZUdGJUkvVmVjdG9yQ2FsY3VsdXNHRig2I0YuRi4vSSJ5R0YlOyIiISIiJS9JKHNjYWxpbmdHRiVJLGNvbnN0cmFpbmVkR0YlL0kmY29sb3JHRiVJJHJlZEdGJSEiIg== QyQ+SSJjRzYiLUknY2lyY2xlR0YlNiY3JCIiISQiIiYhIiJGKyIiIi9JJmNvbG9yR0YlSSZncmVlbkdGJUYt LUkoZGlzcGxheUc2IjYjPCRJImNHRiRJInBHRiQ=
<Text-field style="Heading 1" layout="Heading 1">Curvature of Space Curves (vector-valued functions)</Text-field> The curvature K, at a given point, of a space curve is defined as the magnitude of rate of change of the unit tangent vector T with respect to arc length s, or more formally: K = || dT/ds || where T is the unit tangent vector and s is arc length. It is easier to compute K in terms of the parameter t instead of s. We can derive a formula for this as follows: By the chain rule: dT/dt = (dT/ds) (ds/dt) so dT/ds = (dT/dt) / (ds/dt) and K = ||dT/ds|| = ||dT/dt|| / |ds/dt| But by the definition of arc length function s(t) = 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 and the second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (see text Theorem 4.11, page 289), ds/dt = ||v(t)|| = ||dr/dt|| . Substituting this into the above equation for K, we have K = ||dT/dt|| / ||dr /dt|| which is the first formula in Theorem 12.8, page 871. The second formula for K is more complicated to prove, but follows Properties of the Derivative (Theorem 12.2, page 842): K = ||r'(t) X r''(t)|| / ||r'(t)||^3 Using this second form, we can calculate the curvature K for the helix r(t) = [2*cos(t), 2*sin(t), t], plotted below: PkkiUkc2Ii1JL1Bvc2l0aW9uVmVjdG9yR0YkNiM3JS1JIipHNiQlKnByb3RlY3RlZEcvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lR0YkSS9WZWN0b3JDYWxjdWx1c0c2JEYsSShfc3lzbGliR0YkNiQiIiUtSSRzaW5HRjA2I0kidEdGJC1GKjYkRjMtSSRjb3NHRjBGNkY3 LUkrU3BhY2VDdXJ2ZUc2IjYlSSJSR0YkL0kidEdGJDsiIiEtSSIqRzYkJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHL0krbW9kdWxlbmFtZUdGJEkvVmVjdG9yQ2FsY3VsdXNHNiRGLkkoX3N5c2xpYkdGJDYkIiIlSSNQaUdGLkklb3B0c0dGJA== PkkjRFJHNiItSSVkaWZmRyUqcHJvdGVjdGVkRzYkSSJSR0YkSSJ0R0Yk PkkkRDJSRzYiLUklZGlmZkclKnByb3RlY3RlZEc2JEkjRFJHRiRJInRHRiQ= PkkjQ1BHNiItSSMmeEdGJDYkSSNEUkdGJEkkRDJSR0Yk QyQ+SSRUT1BHNiItSSVzcXJ0RzYkJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHSShfc3lzbGliR0YlNiMtSTBkZWxheURvdFByb2R1Y3RHNiRGKS9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHRiVJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0YoNiRJI0NQR0YlRjMiIiI=PkkkVE9QRzYiLUkpc2ltcGxpZnlHNiQlKnByb3RlY3RlZEdJKF9zeXNsaWJHRiQ2I0Yj QyQ+SSdCT1RUT01HNiIqJC1JJXNxcnRHNiQlKnByb3RlY3RlZEdJKF9zeXNsaWJHRiU2Iy1JMGRlbGF5RG90UHJvZHVjdEc2JEYqL0krbW9kdWxlbmFtZUdGJUksVHlwZXNldHRpbmdHRik2JEkjRFJHRiVGNCIiJCIiIg==PkknQk9UVE9NRzYiLUkpc2ltcGxpZnlHNiQlKnByb3RlY3RlZEdJKF9zeXNsaWJHRiQ2I0Yj PkkiS0c2Ii1JIipHNiQlKnByb3RlY3RlZEcvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lR0YkSS9WZWN0b3JDYWxjdWx1c0c2JEYoSShfc3lzbGliR0YkNiRJJFRPUEdGJCokSSdCT1RUT01HRiQhIiI= Check our computation against built-in Curvature function in the Vector Calculus package: QyctSSpDdXJ2YXR1cmVHNiI2JEkiUkdGJUkidEdGJSIiIi1JKXNpbXBsaWZ5RzYkJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHSShfc3lzbGliR0YlNiNJIiVHRiVGKS1JJmV2YWxmR0YtRi8= LUkqQ3VydmF0dXJlRzYiNiRJIlJHRiRJInRHRiQ= Not surprisingly, the curvature for this helix is constant. If we again make a "minor" change to the helix: R = < 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 > we will see curvature is not constant. 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<Text-field style="Heading 2" layout="Heading 2">Exercise 15, page 876 Calculating arc length</Text-field> 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
<Text-field style="Heading 2" layout="Heading 2"> Exercise 16, page 876 Calculate as in exercise 15 above</Text-field> JSFH
<Text-field style="Heading 2" layout="Heading 2">Exercise 40, page 876. Define and plot curve. Then calculate K using second formula (with cross product) Check your answer with the Curvature function.</Text-field> JSFH