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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §12.1 The Position Vector, #28 · Multivariable Calculus · Curves in space

Find the speed … on the line

Find the speed $d s / d t$ on the line $x = 1 + 6 t, y = 2 + 3 t, z = 2 t$ . Integrate to find the length $s$ from $(1, 2, 0)$ to $(13, 8, 4)$ . Check by using $1 2^{2} + 6^{2} + 4^{2}$ .

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §12.1 The Position Vector, #28

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