Section Summary: 11.3

  1. Definitions

    No new ones.

  2. Theorems

    If a curve C is described by the parametric equations x=f(t), y=g(t), tex2html_wrap_inline144 , where tex2html_wrap_inline146 and tex2html_wrap_inline148 are continuous on tex2html_wrap_inline150 and C is traversed exactly once as t increases from tex2html_wrap_inline156 to tex2html_wrap_inline158 , then the length of C is

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    If a curve C is described by the parametric equations x=f(t), y=g(t), tex2html_wrap_inline144 , where tex2html_wrap_inline146 and tex2html_wrap_inline148 are continuous on tex2html_wrap_inline150 , tex2html_wrap_inline176 , then the surface area of the surface obtained by rotating C about the x-axis is given by S, where

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  3. Properties/Tricks/Hints/Etc.

    This is just a change of variables problem!

  4. Summary

    Yes, that's right: this is just about change of variable. We start with our old formulas: for example, if f' is continuous on [a,b], then the length of the curve y=f(x), tex2html_wrap_inline190 , is

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    Now, suppose that x and y are given parametrically, as x=f(t) and y=g(t). Then

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    where tex2html_wrap_inline200 and tex2html_wrap_inline202 . (Note: since tex2html_wrap_inline204 must exist, x is travelling from left to right or from right to left, and doesn't stop; that is, tex2html_wrap_inline208 ).




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