Suppose
represents the position of a particle on a helix, where is the
height of the particle above the ground.
(a)
Is the particle ever moving downward?
If the particle is moving downward, when is this?
When is in
(Enter none if it is never moving
downward; otherwise, enter an interval or comma-separated list
of intervals, e.g., (0,3], [4,5].)
(b)
When does the particle reach a point 14 units above the ground?
When
(c)
What is the velocity of the particle when it is 14 units above the
ground?
(d)
When it is 14 units above the ground, the particle leaves the
helix and moves along the tangent. Find parametric equations for
this tangent line (pick so that it is continuous through
the time when the particle leaves the helix).
,
,
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