{"id":187117,"date":"2025-02-01T07:10:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T07:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=187117"},"modified":"2025-02-01T07:10:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T07:10:23","slug":"find-the-parametric-equation-of-the-tangent-vector-of-curve-rt-t2-i-2t3-j-3t-k-at-t-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/01\/find-the-parametric-equation-of-the-tangent-vector-of-curve-rt-t2-i-2t3-j-3t-k-at-t-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Find the Parametric equation of the tangent vector of curve r(t) = t^2 i + 2t^3 j + 3t k at t = 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Find the Parametric equation of the tangent vector of curve r(t) = t^2 i + 2t^3 j + 3t k at t = 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find the <strong>parametric equation of the tangent vector<\/strong> of the curve<br>[<br>\\mathbf{r}(t) = t^2 \\mathbf{i} + 2t^3 \\mathbf{j} + 3t \\mathbf{k}<br>]<br>at ( t = 1 ), follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Compute the Velocity Vector<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The velocity vector is the derivative of (\\mathbf{r}(t)):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>\\mathbf{v}(t) = \\frac{d}{dt} (t^2 \\mathbf{i} + 2t^3 \\mathbf{j} + 3t \\mathbf{k})<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Differentiating component-wise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>( \\frac{d}{dt} (t^2) = 2t ), so the <strong>i-component<\/strong> is ( 2t ).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>( \\frac{d}{dt} (2t^3) = 6t^2 ), so the <strong>j-component<\/strong> is ( 6t^2 ).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>( \\frac{d}{dt} (3t) = 3 ), so the <strong>k-component<\/strong> is ( 3 ).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the velocity (tangent) vector is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>\\mathbf{v}(t) = (2t) \\mathbf{i} + (6t^2) \\mathbf{j} + 3 \\mathbf{k}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Evaluate at ( t = 1 )<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Substituting ( t = 1 ):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>\\mathbf{v}(1) = (2(1)) \\mathbf{i} + (6(1)^2) \\mathbf{j} + 3 \\mathbf{k}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>= 2 \\mathbf{i} + 6 \\mathbf{j} + 3 \\mathbf{k}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Parametric Equations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The tangent line at ( t = 1 ) passes through the point ( \\mathbf{r}(1) ) with direction ( \\mathbf{v}(1) ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, find ( \\mathbf{r}(1) ):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>\\mathbf{r}(1) = (1^2) \\mathbf{i} + 2(1)^3 \\mathbf{j} + 3(1) \\mathbf{k} = 1 \\mathbf{i} + 2 \\mathbf{j} + 3 \\mathbf{k}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The parametric equations of the tangent line:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>x = 1 + 2s, \\quad y = 2 + 6s, \\quad z = 3 + 3s<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>where ( s ) is a parameter along the tangent direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explanation (300 Words)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>parametric equation of the tangent vector<\/strong> provides a way to describe a tangent line at a specific point on a curve. In vector form, the curve is given by ( \\mathbf{r}(t) ), and the tangent vector at any point is obtained by differentiating ( \\mathbf{r}(t) ). This derivative, ( \\mathbf{v}(t) ), represents the instantaneous rate of change of ( \\mathbf{r}(t) ) and is thus tangent to the curve at each ( t ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this problem, we first computed ( \\mathbf{v}(t) ) by differentiating each component of ( \\mathbf{r}(t) ). This gives a vector function ( \\mathbf{v}(t) = (2t, 6t^2, 3) ), which describes how the position changes over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find the specific tangent vector at ( t = 1 ), we evaluated ( \\mathbf{v}(1) ), yielding ( (2,6,3) ). This vector represents the direction of the tangent line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, we found the position of the curve at ( t = 1 ), which is ( \\mathbf{r}(1) = (1,2,3) ). Using the <strong>point-direction equation of a line<\/strong>, we wrote parametric equations for the tangent line using the form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>(x, y, z) = (x_0, y_0, z_0) + s(v_x, v_y, v_z)<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Substituting ( (1,2,3) ) as the point and ( (2,6,3) ) as the direction, we derived the parametric equations ( x = 1 + 2s ), ( y = 2 + 6s ), ( z = 3 + 3s ). These describe all points along the tangent line at ( t = 1 ).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find the Parametric equation of the tangent vector of curve r(t) = t^2 i + 2t^3 j + 3t k at t = 1. 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