Vector Valued Functions Jay Treiman 2008 When considering the position of an airplane flying around the earth, its position is usually described by three variables: latitude, longitude, and altitude. This means that its position is described by three functions of time. Writing the position as a vector one gets a function, 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. We consider this type of function in this worksheet.
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<Text-field style="Heading 1" layout="Heading 1">Vector Valued Functions</Text-field> Most students in multivariate calculus have already seen some vector valued functions in the guise of paramteric curves. A parametric curve in the plane is a function that takes a parameter, real number, to points in the plane, vectors for us. The most common curve that people see is the paramterization of the unit circle in terms of arc length, 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. plot([cos(theta),sin(theta),theta=0..2*Pi], scaling=constrained); There are many such examples. For instance, in polar coordinates one often takes the radius as a function of the angle. Here is the graph of 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. It is plotted using polar coordinates and as a parametric curve. plot(3*cos(4*theta),theta=0..2*Pi, coords=polar,color=blue,scaling=CONSTRAINED); plot([3*cos(4*theta)*cos(theta), 3*cos(4*theta)*sin(theta),theta=0..2*Pi], color=red,scaling=CONSTRAINED,numpoints=200); The graph of a function 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 is also a paramterized curve with parameterization 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. Here is a parametric plot of 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. plot([x,x^2,x=-2..2]); One can also plot vector valued functions where the range is LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYmLUkjbWlHRiQ2I1EhRictRiM2JC1JJW1zdXBHRiQ2JS1GLDYlUSJSRicvJSdpdGFsaWNHUSV0cnVlRicvJSxtYXRodmFyaWFudEdRJ2l0YWxpY0YnLUkjbW5HRiQ2JFEiM0YnL0Y7USdub3JtYWxGJy8lMXN1cGVyc2NyaXB0c2hpZnRHUSIwRidGQUYrRkE=. Here one uses the spacecurve command. This is the plot of the helix 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 for LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEidEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= from 0 to LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYmLUkjbWlHRiQ2I1EhRictRiM2Ji1JI21uR0YkNiRRIjRGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1Enbm9ybWFsRictSSNtb0dGJDYtUTEmSW52aXNpYmxlVGltZXM7RidGNS8lJmZlbmNlR1EmZmFsc2VGJy8lKnNlcGFyYXRvckdGPi8lKXN0cmV0Y2h5R0Y+LyUqc3ltbWV0cmljR0Y+LyUobGFyZ2VvcEdGPi8lLm1vdmFibGVsaW1pdHNHRj4vJSdhY2NlbnRHRj4vJSdsc3BhY2VHUSYwLjBlbUYnLyUncnNwYWNlR0ZNLUYsNiVRJSZwaTtGJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dGPkY1RjVGK0Y1. spacecurve([cos(t),sin(t),t,t=0..4*Pi], axes=boxed,color=black,labels=["x","y","z"]); It is easy to define general vector valued functions in Maple. Here is the basic format. f := t -> [t,t^2,t^3]; spacecurve(f(t),t=-1..1,axes=boxed, scaling=constrained,color=red); One can also use this to add functions. For example, assume that a planet is in a circular orbit around a star at 1 unit from the star with period one time unit and a moon is in a circular orbit around the planet at 1/20 th the distance from the star to the planet with period 1/14 th of a time unit. Using vector addition, one can find the motion of the moon relative to the star. Note the use of the unapply command to form a new function. planet := t -> <cos(t*2*Pi),sin(t*2*Pi)>; moon_planet := t -> (1/20)*<cos(t*28*Pi),sin(t*28*Pi)>; moon_star := unapply(planet(s)+moon_planet(s),s); moon_star(s); Now we can plot the motion of the moon around the star. plot({[seq(planet(s)[i],i=1..2),s=0..1],[seq(moon_star(s)[i],i=1..2),s=0..1]}, color=["Green","coral"],scaling=constrained);
<Text-field bookmark="Vector Limits" style="Heading 1" layout="Heading 1">Limits of Vector Valued Functions</Text-field> The limit of a function, 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, represents what the function LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiZkYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= approaches as LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEidEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= approaches LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiYUYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic=. Recall that for a function LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiZkYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= from LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiUkYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= to LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiUkYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= limits were discussed in the first semester of calculus. The question here is what does it mean for LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYmLUkjbWlHRiQ2I1EhRictRiM2Ji1GLDYlUSJmRicvJSdpdGFsaWNHUSV0cnVlRicvJSxtYXRodmFyaWFudEdRJ2l0YWxpY0YnLUkjbW9HRiQ2LVEwJkFwcGx5RnVuY3Rpb247RicvRjhRJ25vcm1hbEYnLyUmZmVuY2VHUSZmYWxzZUYnLyUqc2VwYXJhdG9yR0ZCLyUpc3RyZXRjaHlHRkIvJSpzeW1tZXRyaWNHRkIvJShsYXJnZW9wR0ZCLyUubW92YWJsZWxpbWl0c0dGQi8lJ2FjY2VudEdGQi8lJ2xzcGFjZUdRJjAuMGVtRicvJSdyc3BhY2VHRlEtSShtZmVuY2VkR0YkNiQtRiM2JC1GLDYlUSJ0RidGNEY3Rj5GPkY+RitGPg== to approach LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiTEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= if LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiZkYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= is vector valued? By our definition of distance, it means that 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 goes to zero as LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEidEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= approaches LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiYUYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic=. After some work, one can show that this happens if and only if 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 goes to zero for each LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiaUYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic=. This is how one computes limits of vector valued functions. Here is a simple example of how this works. This is a function, the list of individual limits and the limit of the function. See help on limit for the format of the command and notice the use of map to apply a function to each element of a list or array. f := t -> [1,t,t^2,t^3,t^4]; individual_limits := seq(limit(f(t)[i],t=a),i=1..5); vector_limit := map(limit,f(t),t=a);
<Text-field bookmark="Vector Derivatives" style="Heading 1" layout="Heading 1">Derivatives of Vector Valued Functions</Text-field> Derivatives of vector valued functions are easy to compute. Even the idea is fairly simple if one understands derivatives of function from LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiUkYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= to LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiUkYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic=. Recall that the derivative of a function LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiZkYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= from LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiUkYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= to LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiUkYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= is defined by 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. This can be interpreted as the limit of slopes of secant lines to the graph of LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYmLUkjbWlHRiQ2I1EhRictRiM2Ji1GLDYlUSJmRicvJSdpdGFsaWNHUSV0cnVlRicvJSxtYXRodmFyaWFudEdRJ2l0YWxpY0YnLUkjbW9HRiQ2LVEwJkFwcGx5RnVuY3Rpb247RicvRjhRJ25vcm1hbEYnLyUmZmVuY2VHUSZmYWxzZUYnLyUqc2VwYXJhdG9yR0ZCLyUpc3RyZXRjaHlHRkIvJSpzeW1tZXRyaWNHRkIvJShsYXJnZW9wR0ZCLyUubW92YWJsZWxpbWl0c0dGQi8lJ2FjY2VudEdGQi8lJ2xzcGFjZUdRJjAuMGVtRicvJSdyc3BhY2VHRlEtSShtZmVuY2VkR0YkNiQtRiM2JC1GLDYlUSJ0RidGNEY3Rj5GPkY+RitGPg== between LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEieEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= and a. One can do the same thing for vector valued functions. The direction of travel is 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 over the time from LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiYUYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= to LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEieEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic=. This means that the average rate of change (average velocity) from LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiYUYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= to LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEieEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= is 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 . Taking the limit as LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEieEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= approaches LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiYUYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= gives the derivative. Definition: The derivative (velocity) of LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiZkYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= at LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiYUYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= is the limit of the average velocity as LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEieEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= approaches LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiYUYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic=, if the limit exists. This is, again, the formula LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYmLUkjbWlHRiQ2I1EhRictRiM2KEYrLUYjNictSSZtZnJhY0dGJDYoLUYjNiQtSSNtb0dGJDYtUTAmRGlmZmVyZW50aWFsRDtGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1Enbm9ybWFsRicvJSZmZW5jZUdRJmZhbHNlRicvJSpzZXBhcmF0b3JHRkEvJSlzdHJldGNoeUdGQS8lKnN5bW1ldHJpY0dGQS8lKGxhcmdlb3BHRkEvJS5tb3ZhYmxlbGltaXRzR0ZBLyUnYWNjZW50R0ZBLyUnbHNwYWNlR1EmMC4wZW1GJy8lJ3JzcGFjZUdGUEY8LUYjNiZGKy1GIzYlRjgtRiw2JVEidEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnL0Y9USdpdGFsaWNGJ0Y8RitGPC8lLmxpbmV0aGlja25lc3NHUSIxRicvJStkZW5vbWFsaWduR1EnY2VudGVyRicvJSludW1hbGlnbkdGXm8vJSliZXZlbGxlZEdGQS1GOTYtUTEmSW52aXNpYmxlVGltZXM7RidGPEY/RkJGREZGRkhGSkZMRk5GUS1GIzYmLUYsNiVRImZGJ0ZaRmduLUY5Ni1RMCZBcHBseUZ1bmN0aW9uO0YnRjxGP0ZCRkRGRkZIRkpGTEZORlEtSShtZmVuY2VkR0YkNiQtRiM2JEZXRjxGPEY8RitGPC1GOTYtUSI9RidGPEY/RkJGREZGRkhGSkZML0ZPUSwwLjI3Nzc3NzhlbUYnL0ZSRmdwLUYjNictSSdtdW5kZXJHRiQ2JS1GOTYtUSRsaW1GJ0Y8Rj9GQkZERkZGSC9GS0ZmbkZMRk4vRlJRLDAuMTY2NjY2N2VtRictRiM2Ji1GLDYlUSJ4RidGWkZnbi1GOTYtUScmcmFycjtGJ0Y8Rj9GQkZERkZGSEZKRkxGTkZRLUYsNiVRImFGJ0ZaRmduRjwvJSxhY2NlbnR1bmRlckdGQUYrLUknbXNwYWNlR0YkNiYvJSdoZWlnaHRHUSYwLjBleEYnLyUmd2lkdGhHUSYwLjRlbUYnLyUmZGVwdGhHRmZyLyUqbGluZWJyZWFrR1ElYXV0b0YnLUZfcDYkLUY0NigtRiM2JkYrLUYjNihGKy1GIzYmRmhvRltwLUZfcDYkLUYjNiRGZnFGPEY8RjwtRjk2LVEoJm1pbnVzO0YnRjxGP0ZCRkRGRkZIRkpGTC9GT1EsMC4yMjIyMjIyZW1GJy9GUkZhdC1GIzYmRmhvRltwLUZfcDYkLUYjNiRGXHJGPEY8RjxGK0Y8RitGPC1GIzYmRistRiM2JkZmcUZddEZcckY8RitGPEZpbkZcb0Zfb0Zhb0Y8RjxGK0Y8RitGPA==. Here is a picture of what is happening. g := t -> [t^2,4*t-t^3,sin(4*t)]; graph_curve := spacecurve([op(g(t)),t=-1..1],color=black): a := 0: secant_line := x -> convert(evalm(g(a)&+(s*(g(x)-g(a)))),list): plts := seq(spacecurve([op(secant_line(a+1/2^i)),s=0..2^(i)],color=COLOR(RGB,.0+(1/6)*i,0,1-(1/6)*i)) ,i=0..6): display(graph_curve,plts,axes=boxed,orientation=[-80,80]); When computing this limit, it is done component by component. In Maple one uses the map command. g(t); diff_quotient := evalm((1/(x-r)*(g(x)-g(r)))); Deriv_of_g := map(Limit,diff_quotient,x=r); deriv_of_g := map(value,Deriv_of_g); This is the plot of the line 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, the tangent line to LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiZ0YnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic= at LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUklbXN1YkdGJDYlLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEieEYnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy1GIzYkLUkjbW5HRiQ2JFEiMEYnL0Y2USdub3JtYWxGJ0Y+LyUvc3Vic2NyaXB0c2hpZnRHUSIwRidGPg==, along with the secant lines. tangent_line := subs(r=0,convert(evalm(g(0)&+(s*deriv_of_g)),list)): plot_tangent_line := spacecurve(tangent_line,s=-1..1,color="Green"): display([graph_curve,plts,plot_tangent_line] ,axes=boxed,orientation=[-80,80]); It is easy to calculate derivatives of vector valued functions in Maple using the diff command. It will differentiate coordinate by coordinate. diff(g(t),t);
<Text-field style="Text" size="18" bold="true" foreground="[128,128,0]" layout="Heading 1"><Font bold="true" foreground="[128,128,0]" size="18">Summary</Font></Text-field> This worksheet covers some basics of vector valued functions using Maple. Plotting parametrized curves is done with the plot and spacecurve commands. One can take limits of vector valued functions coordinate by coordinate. One also takes derivatives coordinate by coordinate.
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<Text-field style="Heading 2" layout="Heading 2">1</Text-field> Plot the position of a point on the rim of a disk or radius 1 rolling on a flat surface.
<Text-field style="Heading 2" layout="Heading 2">2</Text-field> Plot the position of a point half way between the rim of a disk and the center of a disk rolling on a flat surface. Assume the radius of the disk is 1.
<Text-field style="Heading 2" layout="Heading 2">3</Text-field> Find a parametrization of the tangent line to the curve 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 at 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. Then plot the curve and the tangent line to check your result.
<Text-field style="Heading 2" layout="Heading 2">4</Text-field> If LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYmLUkjbWlHRiQ2I1EhRictRiM2Ji1GLDYlUSJyRicvJSdpdGFsaWNHUSV0cnVlRicvJSxtYXRodmFyaWFudEdRJ2l0YWxpY0YnLUkjbW9HRiQ2LVEwJkFwcGx5RnVuY3Rpb247RicvRjhRJ25vcm1hbEYnLyUmZmVuY2VHUSZmYWxzZUYnLyUqc2VwYXJhdG9yR0ZCLyUpc3RyZXRjaHlHRkIvJSpzeW1tZXRyaWNHRkIvJShsYXJnZW9wR0ZCLyUubW92YWJsZWxpbWl0c0dGQi8lJ2FjY2VudEdGQi8lJ2xzcGFjZUdRJjAuMGVtRicvJSdyc3BhY2VHRlEtSShtZmVuY2VkR0YkNiQtRiM2JC1GLDYlUSJ0RidGNEY3Rj5GPkY+RitGPg== represents the position of a mass, 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 is the velocity of the mass. What does 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 represent? What does the unit vector 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 represent?
<Text-field style="Heading 2" layout="Heading 2">5</Text-field> Use the definition of the derivative to find the derivative of 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 at LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYmLUkjbWlHRiQ2I1EhRictRiM2Ji1GLDYlUSJ0RicvJSdpdGFsaWNHUSV0cnVlRicvJSxtYXRodmFyaWFudEdRJ2l0YWxpY0YnLUkjbW9HRiQ2LVEiPUYnL0Y4USdub3JtYWxGJy8lJmZlbmNlR1EmZmFsc2VGJy8lKnNlcGFyYXRvckdGQi8lKXN0cmV0Y2h5R0ZCLyUqc3ltbWV0cmljR0ZCLyUobGFyZ2VvcEdGQi8lLm1vdmFibGVsaW1pdHNHRkIvJSdhY2NlbnRHRkIvJSdsc3BhY2VHUSwwLjI3Nzc3NzhlbUYnLyUncnNwYWNlR0ZRLUkjbW5HRiQ2JFEiMUYnRj5GPkYrRj4=.
<Text-field style="Heading 2" layout="Heading 2">6</Text-field> Use the animate command to animate a sequence of secant lines to the curve 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 from LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYmLUkjbWlHRiQ2I1EhRictRiM2Ji1GLDYlUSJ0RicvJSdpdGFsaWNHUSV0cnVlRicvJSxtYXRodmFyaWFudEdRJ2l0YWxpY0YnLUkjbW9HRiQ2LVEiPUYnL0Y4USdub3JtYWxGJy8lJmZlbmNlR1EmZmFsc2VGJy8lKnNlcGFyYXRvckdGQi8lKXN0cmV0Y2h5R0ZCLyUqc3ltbWV0cmljR0ZCLyUobGFyZ2VvcEdGQi8lLm1vdmFibGVsaW1pdHNHRkIvJSdhY2NlbnRHRkIvJSdsc3BhY2VHUSwwLjI3Nzc3NzhlbUYnLyUncnNwYWNlR0ZRLUkjbW5HRiQ2JFEiMEYnRj5GPkYrRj4= to 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 for 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. Does it look as if these lines are "converging"? (Explain what you think converging means in this situation.)
<Text-field style="Heading 2" layout="Heading 2">7</Text-field> A car is traveling along a road that can be parametrized by 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. If the car is traveling at a constant 80 kph, what is its velocity at the points 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, LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYmLUkjbWlHRiQ2I1EhRictRiM2Ji1GLDYlUSJ4RicvJSdpdGFsaWNHUSV0cnVlRicvJSxtYXRodmFyaWFudEdRJ2l0YWxpY0YnLUkjbW9HRiQ2LVEwJkFwcGx5RnVuY3Rpb247RicvRjhRJ25vcm1hbEYnLyUmZmVuY2VHUSZmYWxzZUYnLyUqc2VwYXJhdG9yR0ZCLyUpc3RyZXRjaHlHRkIvJSpzeW1tZXRyaWNHRkIvJShsYXJnZW9wR0ZCLyUubW92YWJsZWxpbWl0c0dGQi8lJ2FjY2VudEdGQi8lJ2xzcGFjZUdRJjAuMGVtRicvJSdyc3BhY2VHRlEtSShtZmVuY2VkR0YkNiQtRiM2JC1JI21uR0YkNiRRIjFGJ0Y+Rj5GPkY+RitGPg==, and 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?
<Text-field style="Heading 2" layout="Heading 2">8</Text-field> Plot a double helix.
<Text-field style="Heading 2" layout="Heading 2">9</Text-field> A planet is orbiting its sun at 1 unit form the sun in a circular orbit with period 1. The planet has a moon that orbits the planet in an orbit perpendicular to the plane of the orbit of the planet. Assume the moon's orbit is circular, has radius 1/15 and period 1/13. Plot the orbits of the planet and its moon.
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