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Activity 10.3.2

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For each of the following vector-valued functions, state any values of aa for which lim⁡t→ar⃗(t)\displaystyle\lim_{t\to a}\vr(t) will not exist and find r⃗ ′(t)\vr\, '(t).

  1. r⃗(t)=⟨cos⁡(t),tsin⁡(t),ln⁡(t)⟩\vr(t) = \langle \cos(t), t\sin(t), \ln(t) \rangle.

  2. r⃗(t)=⟨t2+3t,e−2t,tt2+1⟩\vr(t) = \langle t^2 + 3t, e^{-2t}, \displaystyle\frac{t}{t^2 + 1} \rangle.

  3. r⃗(t)=⟨tan⁡(t),cos⁡(t2),te−t⟩\vr(t) = \langle \tan(t), \cos(t^2), te^{-t} \rangle.

  4. r⃗(t)=⟨t4+4,2t2+t,e2tsin⁡(−2t)⟩\vr(t) = \left\langle \sqrt{t^4 + 4}, \frac{2}{t^2+t} , e^{2t} \sin(-2t) \right\rangle.

Long, Keller & Schlicker, Active Calculus Multivariable, §10.3 Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions of One Variable, Activity 10.3.2

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