Calculus II Question
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Find the length of the following parametric curve.
$$x(t)=5+6t^4 ,quad y(t)=5+4t^6 ,qquad 0 ≤ t ≤ 2.$$
I used the formula
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(frac{dx}{dt}right)^2+left(frac{dy}{dt}right)^2}dt$$
And I found
$$frac23cdot 17^{3/2}+4-frac23$$
However I got it wrong. I don't know where I went wrong. Any help would be apriciated.
My steps:
$$left(frac{dx}{dt}right) = 24cdot t^3 $$
$$left(frac{dy}{dt}right) = 24cdot t^5 $$
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(24cdot t^3right)^2+left(24cdot t^5right)^2}dt$$
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(576cdot t^6right)+left(576cdot t^10right)}dt$$
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(576cdot t^6right) cdot left(1+t^4right)}dt$$
$$24+int_0^2sqrt{left(t^6right) cdot left(1+t^4right)}dt$$
$$frac23cdot 17^{3/2}+4-frac23$$
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Find the length of the following parametric curve.
$$x(t)=5+6t^4 ,quad y(t)=5+4t^6 ,qquad 0 ≤ t ≤ 2.$$
I used the formula
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(frac{dx}{dt}right)^2+left(frac{dy}{dt}right)^2}dt$$
And I found
$$frac23cdot 17^{3/2}+4-frac23$$
However I got it wrong. I don't know where I went wrong. Any help would be apriciated.
My steps:
$$left(frac{dx}{dt}right) = 24cdot t^3 $$
$$left(frac{dy}{dt}right) = 24cdot t^5 $$
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(24cdot t^3right)^2+left(24cdot t^5right)^2}dt$$
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(576cdot t^6right)+left(576cdot t^10right)}dt$$
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(576cdot t^6right) cdot left(1+t^4right)}dt$$
$$24+int_0^2sqrt{left(t^6right) cdot left(1+t^4right)}dt$$
$$frac23cdot 17^{3/2}+4-frac23$$
calculus integration
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What is 6t4? What is 4t6? Without seeing your work we can't see where you went wrong. Answer keys are wrong sometimes. You should have a square root of the sum of the squares in your integral.
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– Ross Millikan
1 hour ago
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Isn't there a square root missing in your length formula?
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– John Wayland Bales
1 hour ago
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We probably cannot figure out what you did wrong unless you show the work ending with that as an answer..
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– David Peterson
1 hour ago
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@curiouseng At the start of your second last line, is "$24 + $" part what you actually used, or is it a typo as you meant it to be $24$ times the integral?
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– John Omielan
56 mins ago
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@JohnOmielan that’s exactly what’s wrong
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Find the length of the following parametric curve.
$$x(t)=5+6t^4 ,quad y(t)=5+4t^6 ,qquad 0 ≤ t ≤ 2.$$
I used the formula
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(frac{dx}{dt}right)^2+left(frac{dy}{dt}right)^2}dt$$
And I found
$$frac23cdot 17^{3/2}+4-frac23$$
However I got it wrong. I don't know where I went wrong. Any help would be apriciated.
My steps:
$$left(frac{dx}{dt}right) = 24cdot t^3 $$
$$left(frac{dy}{dt}right) = 24cdot t^5 $$
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(24cdot t^3right)^2+left(24cdot t^5right)^2}dt$$
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(576cdot t^6right)+left(576cdot t^10right)}dt$$
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(576cdot t^6right) cdot left(1+t^4right)}dt$$
$$24+int_0^2sqrt{left(t^6right) cdot left(1+t^4right)}dt$$
$$frac23cdot 17^{3/2}+4-frac23$$
calculus integration
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Find the length of the following parametric curve.
$$x(t)=5+6t^4 ,quad y(t)=5+4t^6 ,qquad 0 ≤ t ≤ 2.$$
I used the formula
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(frac{dx}{dt}right)^2+left(frac{dy}{dt}right)^2}dt$$
And I found
$$frac23cdot 17^{3/2}+4-frac23$$
However I got it wrong. I don't know where I went wrong. Any help would be apriciated.
My steps:
$$left(frac{dx}{dt}right) = 24cdot t^3 $$
$$left(frac{dy}{dt}right) = 24cdot t^5 $$
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(24cdot t^3right)^2+left(24cdot t^5right)^2}dt$$
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(576cdot t^6right)+left(576cdot t^10right)}dt$$
$$int_0^2sqrt{left(576cdot t^6right) cdot left(1+t^4right)}dt$$
$$24+int_0^2sqrt{left(t^6right) cdot left(1+t^4right)}dt$$
$$frac23cdot 17^{3/2}+4-frac23$$
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What is 6t4? What is 4t6? Without seeing your work we can't see where you went wrong. Answer keys are wrong sometimes. You should have a square root of the sum of the squares in your integral.
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– Ross Millikan
1 hour ago
1
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Isn't there a square root missing in your length formula?
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– John Wayland Bales
1 hour ago
1
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We probably cannot figure out what you did wrong unless you show the work ending with that as an answer..
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– David Peterson
1 hour ago
1
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@curiouseng At the start of your second last line, is "$24 + $" part what you actually used, or is it a typo as you meant it to be $24$ times the integral?
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– John Omielan
56 mins ago
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@JohnOmielan that’s exactly what’s wrong
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– Shalop
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What is 6t4? What is 4t6? Without seeing your work we can't see where you went wrong. Answer keys are wrong sometimes. You should have a square root of the sum of the squares in your integral.
$endgroup$
– Ross Millikan
1 hour ago
1
$begingroup$
Isn't there a square root missing in your length formula?
$endgroup$
– John Wayland Bales
1 hour ago
1
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We probably cannot figure out what you did wrong unless you show the work ending with that as an answer..
$endgroup$
– David Peterson
1 hour ago
1
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@curiouseng At the start of your second last line, is "$24 + $" part what you actually used, or is it a typo as you meant it to be $24$ times the integral?
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– John Omielan
56 mins ago
1
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@JohnOmielan that’s exactly what’s wrong
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– Shalop
55 mins ago
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3
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What is 6t4? What is 4t6? Without seeing your work we can't see where you went wrong. Answer keys are wrong sometimes. You should have a square root of the sum of the squares in your integral.
$endgroup$
– Ross Millikan
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
What is 6t4? What is 4t6? Without seeing your work we can't see where you went wrong. Answer keys are wrong sometimes. You should have a square root of the sum of the squares in your integral.
$endgroup$
– Ross Millikan
1 hour ago
1
1
$begingroup$
Isn't there a square root missing in your length formula?
$endgroup$
– John Wayland Bales
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
Isn't there a square root missing in your length formula?
$endgroup$
– John Wayland Bales
1 hour ago
1
1
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We probably cannot figure out what you did wrong unless you show the work ending with that as an answer..
$endgroup$
– David Peterson
1 hour ago
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We probably cannot figure out what you did wrong unless you show the work ending with that as an answer..
$endgroup$
– David Peterson
1 hour ago
1
1
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@curiouseng At the start of your second last line, is "$24 + $" part what you actually used, or is it a typo as you meant it to be $24$ times the integral?
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– John Omielan
56 mins ago
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@curiouseng At the start of your second last line, is "$24 + $" part what you actually used, or is it a typo as you meant it to be $24$ times the integral?
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– John Omielan
56 mins ago
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@JohnOmielan that’s exactly what’s wrong
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– Shalop
55 mins ago
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@JohnOmielan that’s exactly what’s wrong
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Okay, start from the beginning $$x'(t)=24t^3; y'(t)=24t^5$$
Which gives us:
$$int_0^2 24sqrt{t^6+t^{10}}dt$$
Which, when integrated, gives us: $$68sqrt{17}-4$$
I don't, however, know where you went wrong. It could be either a sign error, or a calculation error.
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Thank you for your help. I used an online integral calculator to see where I went wrong and it was a basic calculation mistake :( Again thank you for your time.
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– curiouseng
58 mins ago
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@curiouseng You are very welcome, regards!
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Line 4 should read $$int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{576 t^6 + 576 t^{10}} , dt.$$ This is a typesetting error.
Line 5 is correct.
Line 6 should read $$24 int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{t^6 (1+t^4)} , dt.$$ The use of the addition sign is incorrect because $24$ is a factor in the integrand, not a term.
You do not demonstrate how to proceed from Line 6 to Line 7. I would complete the computation as follows:
$$begin{align*}
24 int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{t^6(1+t^4)} , dt
&= 24 int_{t=0}^2 t^3 sqrt{1+t^4} , dt qquad (u = 1+t^4; ; du = 4t^3 , dt) \
&= 6 int_{u=1}^{17} sqrt{u} , du \
&= 6 left[frac{2u^{3/2}}{3} right]_{u=0}^{17} \
&= 4 (17^{3/2} - 1) \
&= 68 sqrt{17} - 4.
end{align*}$$
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Okay, start from the beginning $$x'(t)=24t^3; y'(t)=24t^5$$
Which gives us:
$$int_0^2 24sqrt{t^6+t^{10}}dt$$
Which, when integrated, gives us: $$68sqrt{17}-4$$
I don't, however, know where you went wrong. It could be either a sign error, or a calculation error.
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Thank you for your help. I used an online integral calculator to see where I went wrong and it was a basic calculation mistake :( Again thank you for your time.
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– curiouseng
58 mins ago
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@curiouseng You are very welcome, regards!
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Okay, start from the beginning $$x'(t)=24t^3; y'(t)=24t^5$$
Which gives us:
$$int_0^2 24sqrt{t^6+t^{10}}dt$$
Which, when integrated, gives us: $$68sqrt{17}-4$$
I don't, however, know where you went wrong. It could be either a sign error, or a calculation error.
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Thank you for your help. I used an online integral calculator to see where I went wrong and it was a basic calculation mistake :( Again thank you for your time.
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– curiouseng
58 mins ago
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@curiouseng You are very welcome, regards!
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Okay, start from the beginning $$x'(t)=24t^3; y'(t)=24t^5$$
Which gives us:
$$int_0^2 24sqrt{t^6+t^{10}}dt$$
Which, when integrated, gives us: $$68sqrt{17}-4$$
I don't, however, know where you went wrong. It could be either a sign error, or a calculation error.
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Okay, start from the beginning $$x'(t)=24t^3; y'(t)=24t^5$$
Which gives us:
$$int_0^2 24sqrt{t^6+t^{10}}dt$$
Which, when integrated, gives us: $$68sqrt{17}-4$$
I don't, however, know where you went wrong. It could be either a sign error, or a calculation error.
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Thank you for your help. I used an online integral calculator to see where I went wrong and it was a basic calculation mistake :( Again thank you for your time.
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@curiouseng You are very welcome, regards!
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Thank you for your help. I used an online integral calculator to see where I went wrong and it was a basic calculation mistake :( Again thank you for your time.
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– curiouseng
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@curiouseng You are very welcome, regards!
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– Bertrand Wittgenstein's Ghost
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Thank you for your help. I used an online integral calculator to see where I went wrong and it was a basic calculation mistake :( Again thank you for your time.
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Thank you for your help. I used an online integral calculator to see where I went wrong and it was a basic calculation mistake :( Again thank you for your time.
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@curiouseng You are very welcome, regards!
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Line 4 should read $$int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{576 t^6 + 576 t^{10}} , dt.$$ This is a typesetting error.
Line 5 is correct.
Line 6 should read $$24 int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{t^6 (1+t^4)} , dt.$$ The use of the addition sign is incorrect because $24$ is a factor in the integrand, not a term.
You do not demonstrate how to proceed from Line 6 to Line 7. I would complete the computation as follows:
$$begin{align*}
24 int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{t^6(1+t^4)} , dt
&= 24 int_{t=0}^2 t^3 sqrt{1+t^4} , dt qquad (u = 1+t^4; ; du = 4t^3 , dt) \
&= 6 int_{u=1}^{17} sqrt{u} , du \
&= 6 left[frac{2u^{3/2}}{3} right]_{u=0}^{17} \
&= 4 (17^{3/2} - 1) \
&= 68 sqrt{17} - 4.
end{align*}$$
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Line 4 should read $$int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{576 t^6 + 576 t^{10}} , dt.$$ This is a typesetting error.
Line 5 is correct.
Line 6 should read $$24 int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{t^6 (1+t^4)} , dt.$$ The use of the addition sign is incorrect because $24$ is a factor in the integrand, not a term.
You do not demonstrate how to proceed from Line 6 to Line 7. I would complete the computation as follows:
$$begin{align*}
24 int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{t^6(1+t^4)} , dt
&= 24 int_{t=0}^2 t^3 sqrt{1+t^4} , dt qquad (u = 1+t^4; ; du = 4t^3 , dt) \
&= 6 int_{u=1}^{17} sqrt{u} , du \
&= 6 left[frac{2u^{3/2}}{3} right]_{u=0}^{17} \
&= 4 (17^{3/2} - 1) \
&= 68 sqrt{17} - 4.
end{align*}$$
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Line 4 should read $$int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{576 t^6 + 576 t^{10}} , dt.$$ This is a typesetting error.
Line 5 is correct.
Line 6 should read $$24 int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{t^6 (1+t^4)} , dt.$$ The use of the addition sign is incorrect because $24$ is a factor in the integrand, not a term.
You do not demonstrate how to proceed from Line 6 to Line 7. I would complete the computation as follows:
$$begin{align*}
24 int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{t^6(1+t^4)} , dt
&= 24 int_{t=0}^2 t^3 sqrt{1+t^4} , dt qquad (u = 1+t^4; ; du = 4t^3 , dt) \
&= 6 int_{u=1}^{17} sqrt{u} , du \
&= 6 left[frac{2u^{3/2}}{3} right]_{u=0}^{17} \
&= 4 (17^{3/2} - 1) \
&= 68 sqrt{17} - 4.
end{align*}$$
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Line 4 should read $$int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{576 t^6 + 576 t^{10}} , dt.$$ This is a typesetting error.
Line 5 is correct.
Line 6 should read $$24 int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{t^6 (1+t^4)} , dt.$$ The use of the addition sign is incorrect because $24$ is a factor in the integrand, not a term.
You do not demonstrate how to proceed from Line 6 to Line 7. I would complete the computation as follows:
$$begin{align*}
24 int_{t=0}^2 sqrt{t^6(1+t^4)} , dt
&= 24 int_{t=0}^2 t^3 sqrt{1+t^4} , dt qquad (u = 1+t^4; ; du = 4t^3 , dt) \
&= 6 int_{u=1}^{17} sqrt{u} , du \
&= 6 left[frac{2u^{3/2}}{3} right]_{u=0}^{17} \
&= 4 (17^{3/2} - 1) \
&= 68 sqrt{17} - 4.
end{align*}$$
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What is 6t4? What is 4t6? Without seeing your work we can't see where you went wrong. Answer keys are wrong sometimes. You should have a square root of the sum of the squares in your integral.
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– Ross Millikan
1 hour ago
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Isn't there a square root missing in your length formula?
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– John Wayland Bales
1 hour ago
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We probably cannot figure out what you did wrong unless you show the work ending with that as an answer..
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– David Peterson
1 hour ago
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@curiouseng At the start of your second last line, is "$24 + $" part what you actually used, or is it a typo as you meant it to be $24$ times the integral?
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– John Omielan
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@JohnOmielan that’s exactly what’s wrong
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– Shalop
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