MIDNIGHT SHOCK ROLLER COASTER
For each vector, we found the curvature in terms of t. The curvature, as we know, is: . So, we found the curvatures using this expression and that work is shown below. Once we calculated that curvatures, we plotted each one.
The vector r2 has a curvature of 0. We know this because the cross product of the first and second derivative is 0. Also, it's a line.
The vector r4 has a curvature of 0. We know this because the cross product of the first and second derivative is 0. Also, it's a line like before.
Curvature at t=2
K1(2) = 0.00415
K2(2) = 0
K3(2) = 0.13051
K4(2) = 0
K5(2) = 74.3356
K6(2) = 0.01651
K7(2) = 0.2
K8(2) = 0.1923
K9(2) = 8.25 * 10^-9
K10(2) = 0.0485
K11(2) = 0.02203
From these calculations, we can conclude that the MAXIMUM curvature occurs at r5 because when we plugged in 2, we calculated 74.3356. Compared to the other values, this was the greatest value. We also can conclude that the MINIMUM curvature occurs at r9 because when we plugged in 2, we calculated 8.225*10^-9.
This is the plot of the curvatures of (K1-K11)
h(t=1) + (u) simplified is <65.925,0,111.934>
This is the plot of the Unit Tangent Vector for r1 at t=1.
This is the plot of the Unit Tangent Vector for r3 at t=1.
This is the plot of the Unit Tangent Vector for r7 at t=1.