Begin2.DVI

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7-17. Let r (s)denote the position vector of a space curve which is defined in terms

of the arc length s.

(a) Show that the equation of the rectifying plane can be written as

(r (s)−r (s 0 )) ·d

(^2) r (s 0 )
dx^2
= 0


(b) Show that the equation of the osculating plane can be written as

[r (s)−r (s 0 )]·

[
dr(s 0 )
ds

×d

(^2) r (s 0 )
ds^2
]
= 0


(c) Show that the equation of the normal plane can be written as

[r (s)−r (s 0 )] ·

dr(s 0 )
ds = 0

7-18. Show that the direction cosines ( 1 ,  2 ,  3 )of the normal to the surface

r =r (u, v )are given by

 1 =

∣∣
∣∣

∂y
∂u

∂z
∂y ∂u
∂v

∂z
∂v

∣∣
∣∣

D

,  2 =

∣∣
∣∣

∂z
∂u

∂x
∂z ∂u
∂v

∂x
∂v

∣∣
∣∣

D

,  3 =

∣∣
∣∣

∂x
∂u

∂y
∂x ∂u
∂v

∂y
∂v

∣∣
∣∣

D

,

where

D=


EG −F^2.

7-19. Show that the direction cosines ( 1 ,  2 ,  3 ) of the normal to the surface

F(x, y, z) = 0 are given by

 1 =

∂F
∂x
H, ^2 =

∂F
∂y
H, ^3 =

∂F
∂z
H,

where

H^2 =

(
∂F
∂x

) 2
+

(
∂F
∂y

) 2
+

(
∂F
∂z

) 2
.

7-20. Show that the direction cosines ( 1 ,  2 ,  3 )of the normal to the surface

z=z(x, y )are given by

 1 =

−∂z∂x
H , ^2 =

−∂z∂y
H , ^3 =

1
H,

where

H^2 =

(
∂z
∂x

) 2
+

(
∂z
∂y

) 2
+ 1
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