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Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Assignment 2

This document contains a mathematics assignment with 13 multi-part questions about vector-valued functions, derivatives, integrals, and particle kinematics. The questions cover sketching curves defined by vector functions, evaluating derivatives of vector functions, finding tangent and normal vectors, evaluating integrals, finding velocity and acceleration from position functions, and solving kinematic problems to find position given velocity or acceleration.

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Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Assignment 2

This document contains a mathematics assignment with 13 multi-part questions about vector-valued functions, derivatives, integrals, and particle kinematics. The questions cover sketching curves defined by vector functions, evaluating derivatives of vector functions, finding tangent and normal vectors, evaluating integrals, finding velocity and acceleration from position functions, and solving kinematic problems to find position given velocity or acceleration.

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UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA

ASSIGNMENT 2
BWM 12203: MATHEMATICS FOR
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY I

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.

1. Sketch a graph of the curve traced out by the end point of the following vector-valued function.
Indicate using an arrow the direction in which t increases.

a. r(t )= ⟨3, −1⟩ b. r(t )= ⟨3, 7⟩

c. r(t )= ⟨3, 5, −4⟩ d. r(t )= ⟨1, −4 , −3⟩

2. Given that F= t i+2t j+cost k and G= 3t i−t j+2 k . Find

a. ( F+G ) ( t ) b. ( F x G )( t ) c. ( F⋅G )( t ) d. F(t )⋅( F×G ) ( t )

3. Find ( r' )( t ) and ( r'' ) ( t ) for the following vector-valued functions.


2 2
a. r ( t ) =t i +t 2 j+ ( t + t 3 ) k b. r ( θ )=sin θ i+cos 2θ j+θ k

4. Find the unit vector tangent T (t ) and the principal unit normal vector N (t ) at the given point.
1
2 r=5 cos t i+5 sint j , t= π
a. r=( t −1 ) i+t j , t=1 b. 3

5. Find the curvature of the following paths.


1
2 2 2 r ( t ) =2t i+t 2 j+ t 3 k
a. r ( t ) =e cos t i+e sin t j+e k b. 3

6. Find the curvature and the radius of curvature at the stated point.
1 1
r ( t ) =3 cos t i+4 sin 2t j+4 k , t= π r ( t ) =2t i+t 2 j+ t 3 k , t=1
a. 2 b. 3

7. Given the vector-valued function r ( t ) =2sin t i+2 cost j+t k . Find the unit tangent vector,
principal unit normal vector, binormal vector and curvature at t =π .

8. Evaluate the following integrals.

a. ∫ (tet i+e−2t j+5 (t−1 ) k ) dt b. ∫ ( t In t i−sin ( 1−t ) j+t k ) dt


9. Find the function r ( t ) that satisfies the following conditions.
1 π

a. ∫0 (t 2 i+et j+3k ) dt b. ∫0 ( cost i+sin t j−2t k ) d t


10. Let r ( t ) is the position vector for a particle in space at time t. Find the particle’s velocity and
acceleration. Hence find the speed and the direction of motion for the given value of t.
1
r ( t ) =2cos t i+ 2sin t j+t k , t= π 2t
a. 4 b. r ( t ) =2t i+3 In t j+e k , t=1

11. Use the given information to find a position vector r ( t ) .


2 2t
a. v ( t )=t i+ e j+t k , r ( 0 ) =i+2 j+ k b. v ( t )=2 √t i+cost j , r ( 0 )=i+2 j

12. The velocity of a particle moving in space is


t
v ( t )=e i+4 t j+sin π t k .
1
r ( 0 )=2 i− j+ k
Find the particle’s position in terms of t if π .

13. The acceleration of a particle moving in space is


2t
a ( t )=cos2 t i−4 j+e k .
1
r ( 0 )= ( i+2 j+3 k )
Find the particle’s position in terms of t if 4 and v ( 0 ) =0 .

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