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mr_coffee
Oct4-05, 09:40 AM
Hello everyone, i'm suppose to find the length of the curve. But the book got a different answer, anyone see my problem? Here is the picture and my work:
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7900/urnt8jd.jpg
THanks.

TD
Oct4-05, 09:47 AM
Doesn't (2t)² = 4t²?

mr_coffee
Oct4-05, 04:29 PM
ahh ur right my bad..
so i have sqrt(4t^2 + 25t^8)
Will that simpify too:
10t^5?