MHB How Do You Find the Curvature at (2, 4, -1)?

carl123 · Sep 16, 2015

Find the curvature at the point (2, 4, −1).

x = 2t, y = 4t^3/2, z = −t²

Ackbach · Sep 17, 2015

Please post your work so far, and that will help us help you!

Sudharaka · Sep 17, 2015

carl123 said:

Find the curvature at the point (2, 4, −1).

x = 2t, y = 4t^3/2, z = −t²

Hi carl123,

What have you tried? Here's some similar examples from Pauls Online Notes. If you read through them surely you'll know the method of finding the curvature.

Pauls Online Notes : Calculus III - Curvature

MHB How Do You Find the Curvature at (2, 4, -1)?

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