MATHEMATICS 317 T2 Assignment2(2) - MATHEMATICS 317...

MATHEMATICS 317 Assignment #2
due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, January 20
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(b) Find the radius of curvature at the point ) 0 , ( a for the ellipse . = +
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2. (a) If r and θ are polar coordinates, show that the radius of curvature R at any point
of the curve defined by
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(b) Find the radius of curvature at any point lying on the cardioid