Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

Which of the following expressions always equals the unit tangent vector T(t)\mathbf T(t) for a differentiable vector-valued function r(t)\mathbf r(t) whose velocity r′(t)\mathbf r'(t) is never zero? a) r′(t)\mathbf r'(t) b) ddt(r(t)∣r(t)∣)\displaystyle \frac{d}{dt}\left(\frac{\mathbf r(t)}{|\mathbf r(t)|}\right) c) r′(t)∣r′(t)∣\displaystyle \frac{\mathbf r'(t)}{|\mathbf r'(t)|} d) r′′(t)∣r′′(t)∣\displaystyle \frac{\mathbf r''(t)}{|\mathbf r''(t)|}

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