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So I've encountered many "what is the projection of the space curve [itex]C[/itex] onto the [itex]xy[/itex]-plane?" type of problems, but I recently came across a "what is the project of the space curve [itex]C[/itex] onto this specific plane [itex]P[/itex]?" type of question and wasn't sure how to proceed. The internet didn't yield me answers so I haven't made much headway. The problem and my attempt at a solution is outlined below:
Compute the projection of the curve [itex]\vec{\mathbf{r}}(t) = \left\langle \mathrm{cos\:}t, \mathrm{sin\:}t, t \right\rangle[/itex] onto the plane [itex]x + y + z = 0[/itex].
I'm having trouble come up with an equation. I've tried drawing the relevant [itex]xy[/itex]-, [itex]yz[/itex]-, and [itex]xz[/itex]-plane projections and seeing where the curves intersect, but I know that these intersection points do NOT necessarily correspond to the projection of the given curve onto the given plane.
See reasoning above. I really don't know how to do this for a non-standard plane and so I'm completely lost as to how to make headway. I haven't been able to find relevant information on the internet either through a similar problem for some reason.
Can anybody help me out? If so, is there a way to do this for ANY plane [itex]P[/itex] and ANY space curve [itex]\vec{\mathbf{r}}(t)[/itex]? I feel like there should be yet Stewart's Multivariable Calculus yields nothing (at least the 5th edition doesn't) in this area. Thank you in advance.
Homework Statement
Compute the projection of the curve [itex]\vec{\mathbf{r}}(t) = \left\langle \mathrm{cos\:}t, \mathrm{sin\:}t, t \right\rangle[/itex] onto the plane [itex]x + y + z = 0[/itex].
Homework Equations
I'm having trouble come up with an equation. I've tried drawing the relevant [itex]xy[/itex]-, [itex]yz[/itex]-, and [itex]xz[/itex]-plane projections and seeing where the curves intersect, but I know that these intersection points do NOT necessarily correspond to the projection of the given curve onto the given plane.
The Attempt at a Solution
See reasoning above. I really don't know how to do this for a non-standard plane and so I'm completely lost as to how to make headway. I haven't been able to find relevant information on the internet either through a similar problem for some reason.
Can anybody help me out? If so, is there a way to do this for ANY plane [itex]P[/itex] and ANY space curve [itex]\vec{\mathbf{r}}(t)[/itex]? I feel like there should be yet Stewart's Multivariable Calculus yields nothing (at least the 5th edition doesn't) in this area. Thank you in advance.