VC.01 Part B
Vectors and Parametric Plotting
VC.01 Part B
• G4, G5, G7, G8 are all due by 7:30 AM on Friday
•Quiz on Friday, cumulative over all
of VC.01•Make sure you read the Tutorials
AND the Basics for this homework assignment
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
A particle'spositionisdescribedby theequation:
P(t) (8cos(t),3sin(t))
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
A particle'spositionisdescribedby theequation:
P(t) (8cos(t),3sin(t))
Itsvelocity isthederivativeof thepositionfunction:
P'(t) v(t) ( 8sin(t),3cos(t))
Itsaccelerationisthederivativeof thevelocity function:
P''(t) a(t) ( 8cos(t), 3sin(t))
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
P(t) (8cos(t),3sin(t))
v(t) ( 8sin(t),3cos(t))
a(t) ( 8cos(t), 3sin(t))
Velocity andacceleration
vectorsat t 0s:
At t s:6
At various other t values:
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
P(t) (8cos(t),3sin(t))
v(t) ( 8sin(t),3cos(t))
a(t) ( 8cos(t), 3sin(t))
Velocity andacceleration
vectorsat t 0s:
At t s:6
At various other t values:
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
P(t) (8cos(t),3sin(t))
v(t) ( 8sin(t),3cos(t))
a(t) ( 8cos(t), 3sin(t))
Velocity andacceleration
vectorsat t 0s:
At t s:6
At various other t values:
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
P(t) (8cos(t),3sin(t))
v(t) ( 8sin(t),3cos(t))
a(t) ( 8cos(t), 3sin(t))
Velocity andacceleration
vectorsat t 0s:
At t s:6
At various other t values:
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
P(t) (8cos(t),3sin(t))
v(t) ( 8sin(t),3cos(t))
a(t) ( 8cos(t), 3sin(t))
Velocity andacceleration
vectorsat t 0s:
At t s:6
At various other t values:
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
P(t) (8cos(t),3sin(t))
v(t) ( 8sin(t),3cos(t))
a(t) ( 8cos(t), 3sin(t))
Velocity andacceleration
vectorsat t 0s:
At t s:6
At various other t values:
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
P(t) (8cos(t),3sin(t))
v(t) ( 8sin(t),3cos(t))
a(t) ( 8cos(t), 3sin(t))
Describethevelocity of theparticlefor 0 t 2
Howdoesthevelocity vector aid thisdescription?
Without getting fingerprints on the screen, trace the path of
the particle paying close attention to accurately representing its
velocity!
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
P(t) (8cos(t),3sin(t))
v(t) ( 8sin(t),3cos(t))
a(t) ( 8cos(t), 3sin(t))
Speediss(t) v(t) ,usethistohelpour
descriptionfromthepreviousslide:
2 2
s(t) v(t)
v(t) v(t)
64sin (t) 9cos (t)
Howdoesspeedappear inourplot
fromthepreviousslide?
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
Copy and Paste into Mathematica:
Animate[ParametricPlot[{8*Cos[x], 3*Sin[x]}, {x, 0, a}, AspectRatio -> Automatic, PlotStyle -> Thickness[0.015], PlotRange -> {{-10, 10}, {-4, 4}}], {a, 0, 2*Pi}, DefaultDuration -> 10, AnimationRunning -> False]
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
P(t) (8cos(t),3sin(t))
v(t) ( 8sin(t),3cos(t))
a(t) ( 8cos(t), 3sin(t))
Why do the acceleration vectors point inward?
If thisparticle were a train on an elliptical track,
describe how you'd experience these acceleration
vectors as a passenger on the train.
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
P(t) (8cos(t),3sin(t))
v(t) ( 8sin(t),3cos(t))
a(t) ( 8cos(t), 3sin(t))
If the train suddenly derailed, would it continue
around the ellipse? If not, inwhichdirectionwould
it go?Are the velocity/accelerationvectors alwaysperpendicular?
Whenare/aren't they. Proveyour answer.
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
P(t) (8cos(t),3sin(t))
v(t) ( 8sin(t),3cos(t))
a(t) ( 8cos(t), 3sin(t))
Are the velocity/accelerationvectors always ?
Whenare/aren't they. Proveyour answer.
Example 1: Particle Path, Velocity, and Acceleration
Read Tutorial #1 VERY carefully today or tonight. It has more
than I have included here, this is just a preview!
Example 2: Unit Vectors
a) Tangent vector at t 1
(velocity vector) :
f'(t) (2t,5 2t)
2 2Let f(t) (x(t),y(t)) (t ,5t t ).
f'(1) (2,3)
Tail isat f(1) (1,4)b)Findtheunit tangent vector at t=1:
Call f'(1) (2,3) vector V.
V
UnitTanV
(2,3)
UnitTan (0.555,0.832)13
c)HowlongisUnitTan?Why isituseful?
Example 2: Unit Vectors
Givenavector V, youcanfindaunit vector
inthedirectionof V asfollows:
Unit vector :A vector of length(magnitude) 1.
V
UnitVectorV
Thisisknownas"normalizing vector V"
This encodes direction information without
any of the magnitudedistractions.
Example 3: Defining a Line Parametrically
a)Findtheequation of a lineparallel
to theoneshown at the right through(2,5).
2Slopeof Line:
1Vector ThroughGivenPoints:
(4,3) (3,1) (1,2)
Equationof Line:
L(t) (3,1) t(1,2)
2Slopeof Line:
1Vector ThroughGivenPoints:
(1,2)
Equationof Line:
L(t) (2,5) t(1,2)
Example 3: Defining a Line Parametrically
b)Findtheequation of the lineperpendicular
to theoneshown at the right through(3,1).
2Slopeof Line:
1Vector ThroughGivenPoints:
(4,3) (3,1) (1,2)
Equationof Line:
L(t) (3,1) t(1,2)
1Slopeof Line:
2Vector ThroughGivenPoints:
(5,0) (3,1) (2, 1)
Equationof Line:
L(t) (3,1) t(2, 1)
Example 3: Defining a Line Parametrically
x(t)c)Rewrite the formula as
y(t)
Equationof Line:
L(t) (3,1) t(2, 1)
x(t) 3 2t
y(t) 1 t
Example 3: Defining a Line Parametrically
Let alinethroughapoint P be given by the following equation:
L(t) P t(a,b)Theequation of the line parallel to L(t) throughpointR :
M(t) R (a,b)t
Theequation of the line perpendicular to L(t) throughpointS:
N(t) S (b, a)t
suchthatR L(t)
Example 4: x-y-z Equations
Vector:
(6,0,6) (2,1,0) (4, 1,6)
Findthe xyz-equation of the
line through(2,1,0)and(6,0,6)
ParametricEquation:
L(t) (2,1,0) t(4, 1,6)
x(t) 2 4t
y(t) 1 t
z(t) 0 6t
xyz-Equation:
x 2 z1 y
4 6
Defining a Line in 3D-space Parametrically
0 0 0
1 2 3
Let alinethroughapoint P (x ,y ,z ) be given by the following
equationwhereV (v ,v ,v ) isa generating(direction) vector:
L(t) P tV Theequation of the line parallel to L(t) throughpointR :
M(t) R tV
Theequation of the line perpendicular to L(t) throughpointS:
N(t) S tW
suchthatR L(t)
suchthatL(t)andN(t) intersect and V W 0
Are the Following Pairs of Lines Perpendicular?
L(t) (1,4,2) t(3,1,1)
M(t) (1,4,2) t(0, 1,1)
L(t) (5,1,0) t(3,1,1)
M(t) ( 3,1,2) t(0, 1,1)
L(t) (2,0, 1) t(3,1,1)
M(t) (5,1,0) t(0, 1,1)
L(t)andM(t) intersect at (1,4,2)
and(3,1,1) (0, 1,1) 0,so these
linesare
Thelinesintersect at
L(1) M(0) (5,1,0)and
(3,1,1) (0, 1,1) 0,so
theselinesare
L(t)and M(t) do not intersect,
so these lines are not (they
areskew)
Are the Following Pairs of Lines Parallel?
L(t) (1,4,2) t(3,1,1)
M(t) (5,9,6) t(3,1,1)
L(t) (1,4,2) t(3,1,1)
M(t) ( 2,3,1) t(3,1,1)
L(t) (1,4,2) t(3,1,1)
M(t) (10,7,5) t(6,2,2)
(1,4,2) M(t)andthe lines have the
same generating vector, so they are
P
M(1) (1,4,2) L(t)and the lines
havethe same generating vector,
so they arethe same line twice.
L(3) (10,7,5) M(t)andthe
generating vectorsof the lines
are multiples of eachother, so
they are the same line twice.