Find the unit tangent vector and the equations of the tangent line to the curve R(t) = (2sint, t, 2cost) at the point (0, π, -2)

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Find the unit tangent vector and the equations of the
tangent line to the curve
R(t) = (2sint, t, 2cost) at the point (0, π, -2)
Transcribed Image Text:3) and -2, 1, Find the unit tangent vector and the equations of the tangent line to the curve R(t) = (2sint, t, 2cost) at the point (0, π, -2)
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How do we know to use the given value of t as t=pi which was used to get r'=(-2,1,0)? Not sure where that value of t is given or why pi is being used as time t to get the point r'

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