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