MAC 2312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Arc Length, Semicircle
Tuesday
Arc Length June lzth
General
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,af XE b is a curve .
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*yes ,use tangent line locally to apprx the length of
the curve
Arc length :fbaT+[Fc×)]2 dx
Example
Find arc length of y2=X3 between (\
,1) &(4,8)
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Sub u= it l§ ×du =I
4
when
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k=t
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a = 10
4
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