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Master J
Nov3-08, 01:11 PM
In vector calculus, with a space curve C, there are the 3 vectors, tangent, normal, and binormal.

Are they always considered in their UNIT form, ie., divided by their length?

mathman
Nov3-08, 04:27 PM
In vector calculus, with a space curve C, there are the 3 vectors, tangent, normal, and binormal.

Are they always considered in their UNIT form, ie., divided by their length?
There is no hard and fast rule. It is simply a matter of convention.