Motion around a circle of radius a is described by the 2D vector-valued function r(t) = ⟨a cos(t), a sin(t)⟩. Find the derivative r′ (t) and the unit tangent vector T(t), and verify that the tangent vector to r(t) is always perpendicular to r(t)

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Chapter6: The Trigonometric Functions
Section6.6: Additional Trigonometric Graphs
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Motion around a circle of radius a is described by the 2D vector-valued function r(t) = ⟨a cos(t), a sin(t)⟩. Find the derivative r′ (t) and the unit tangent vector T(t), and verify that the tangent vector to r(t) is always perpendicular to r(t).

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