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Homework Statement
This is the 1st problem in the section 1-5, do Carmo' Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces. It is in page 22.
We have a parametrized curve
[itex]\alpha (s)=(a\cos \frac{s}{c}, a\sin \frac{s}{c}[/itex],b[itex]\frac{s}{c})[/itex]
with [itex]c^2=a^2+b^2[/itex].
The 4th problem is to show that the lines containing [itex]n(s)[/itex] and passing through [itex]\alpha(s)[/itex] meet the [itex]z[/itex] axis under a constant angle equal to [itex]\pi /2[/itex]. What does this mean? What is the meaning of ''containing'' and ''passing through''? It sounds weird to me...
n(s) is the normal vector of the curve.
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