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Unit tangent vector for $$$\mathbf{\vec{r}\left(t\right)} = \left\langle \sqrt{2} \sqrt{t}, e^{t}, e^{- t}\right\rangle$$$

The calculator will find the unit tangent vector to $$$\mathbf{\vec{r}\left(t\right)} = \left\langle \sqrt{2} \sqrt{t}, e^{t}, e^{- t}\right\rangle$$$, with steps shown.

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Find the unit tangent vector for $$$\mathbf{\vec{r}\left(t\right)} = \left\langle \sqrt{2} \sqrt{t}, e^{t}, e^{- t}\right\rangle$$$.

Solution

To find the unit tangent vector, we need to find the derivative of $$$\mathbf{\vec{r}\left(t\right)}$$$ (the tangent vector) and then normalize it (find the unit vector).

$$$\mathbf{\vec{r}^{\prime}\left(t\right)} = \left\langle \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2 \sqrt{t}}, e^{t}, - e^{- t}\right\rangle$$$ (for steps, see derivative calculator).

Find the unit vector: $$$\mathbf{\vec{T}\left(t\right)} = \left\langle \frac{e^{t} \sqrt{\left|{t}\right|}}{\sqrt{t} \sqrt{2 e^{4 t} \left|{t}\right| + e^{2 t} + 2 \left|{t}\right|}}, \frac{e^{t}}{\sqrt{e^{2 t} + \frac{1}{2 \left|{t}\right|} + e^{- 2 t}}}, - \frac{e^{- t}}{\sqrt{e^{2 t} + \frac{1}{2 \left|{t}\right|} + e^{- 2 t}}}\right\rangle$$$ (for steps, see unit vector calculator).

Answer

The unit tangent vector is $$$\mathbf{\vec{T}\left(t\right)} = \left\langle \frac{e^{t} \sqrt{\left|{t}\right|}}{\sqrt{t} \sqrt{2 e^{4 t} \left|{t}\right| + e^{2 t} + 2 \left|{t}\right|}}, \frac{e^{t}}{\sqrt{e^{2 t} + \frac{1}{2 \left|{t}\right|} + e^{- 2 t}}}, - \frac{e^{- t}}{\sqrt{e^{2 t} + \frac{1}{2 \left|{t}\right|} + e^{- 2 t}}}\right\rangle.$$$A