Section 8.3

Computing Arc Lengths of Curves

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Problem 3366

Find the arc length of the curve y=xy=\sqrt{x} for 0<x<10<x<1.

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Problem 3367

Find the arc length of the curve y=ln⁡xy=\ln x for 3<x<8\sqrt{3}<x<\sqrt{8}.

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Problem 3368

Find the arc length of the curve y=aln⁡cos⁡xay=a\ln \cos \frac{x}{a} for 0<x<b0<x<b.

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Problem 3369

Find the arc length of the curve y=ach⁡xay=a\ch \frac{x}{a} for 0<x<x00<x<x_{0}.

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Problem 3370

Find the arc length of the curve y=x−3a3xay=\frac{x-3a}{3}\sqrt{\frac{x}{a}} for 0<x<x00<x<x_{0}.

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Problem 3371

Find the arc length of the curve y=2aln⁡a+xa−x−4axy=2a\ln \frac{\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{a}-\sqrt{x}} - 4\sqrt{ax} for 0<x<x00<x<x_{0}.

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Problem 3372

Find the arc length of the curve x=aln⁡a+a2−y2y−a2−y2x=a\ln \frac{a+\sqrt{a^{2}-y^{2}}}{y} - \sqrt{a^{2}-y^{2}} for b<y<ab<y<a.

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Problem 3373

Find the arc length of the curve y3=px2y^{3}=px^{2} for 0<y<y00<y<y_{0}.

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Problem 3374

Find the arc length of the curve (2a−x)y2=x3(2a-x)y^{2}=x^{3} for 0<x<x00<x<x_{0}, where x0<2ax_{0}<2a.

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Problem 3375

Find the arc length of the curve x2/3+y2/3=a2/3x^{2/3}+y^{2/3}=a^{2/3}. The full perimeter.

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Problem 3376

Find the arc length of the curve x=acos⁡5tx=a\cos^{5}t, y=asin⁡5ty=a\sin^{5}t. The full perimeter.

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Problem 3377

Find the arc length of the curve x=a(t−sin⁡t)x=a(t-\sin t), y=a(1−cos⁡t)y=a(1-\cos t). One arch.

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Problem 3378

Find the arc length of the curve r=a(1+cos⁡φ)r=a(1+\cos \varphi ). The full perimeter.

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Problem 3379

Find the arc length of the first turn of the Archimedean spiral r=aφr=a\varphi.

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Problem 3380

Find the arc length of the logarithmic spiral r=aemφr=ae^{m\varphi }, 0<r<a0<r<a.

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Problem 3381

Prove that the length of one arch of the epicycloid

x=a((n+1)cos⁡t−cos⁡(n+1)t),y=a((n+1)sin⁡t−sin⁡(n+1)t) x = a\left((n+1)\cos t - \cos (n+1)t\right), \qquad y = a\left((n+1)\sin t - \sin (n+1)t\right)

equals 8an+1n8a\frac{n+1}{n}.

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Problem 3382

Prove that the length of one arch of the hypocycloid

x=a((n−1)cos⁡t+cos⁡(n−1)t),y=a((n−1)sin⁡t−sin⁡(n−1)t) x = a\left((n-1)\cos t + \cos (n-1)t\right), \qquad y = a\left((n-1)\sin t - \sin (n-1)t\right)

equals 8an−1n8a\frac{n-1}{n}.

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Problem 3383

Determine the arc length of the curve x+y=a\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}=\sqrt{a} between its points of contact with the coordinate axes.

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Problem 3384

Find the length of the entire curve (xa)2/3+(yb)2/3=1\left(\frac{x}{a}\right)^{2/3}+\left(\frac{y}{b}\right)^{2/3}=1.

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Problem 3385

Find the arc length of the curve

x=8at3,y=3a(2t2−t4), x=8at^{3}, \qquad y=3a(2t^{2}-t^{4}),

lying above the OxOx axis.

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Problem 3386

The parabola 4ay=x24ay=x^{2} rolls along the OxOx axis. Prove that its focus traces out the catenary y=ach⁡xay=a\ch \frac{x}{a}.

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Problem 3387

Prove that when the cardioid r=a(1−sin⁡φ)r=a(1-\sin \varphi ) rolls along the cycloid

x=a(t−sin⁡t),y=a(1−cos⁡t) x=a(t-\sin t), \qquad y=a(1-\cos t)

its cusp traces out a straight line.

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Problem 3388

Find the arc lengths of the following space curves: x=acos⁡tx=a\cos t, y=asin⁡ty=a\sin t, z=btz=bt for 0<t<t00<t<t_{0}.

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Problem 3389

Find the arc length of the space curve x=etcos⁡tx=e^{t}\cos t, y=etsin⁡ty=e^{t}\sin t, z=etz=e^{t} for −∞<t<0-\infty <t<0.

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Problem 3390

Find the arc length of the space curve x=atx=at, y=3ab t2y=\sqrt{3ab}\, t^{2}, z=2bt3z=2bt^{3} for 0<t<t00<t<t_{0}.

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Problem 3391

Find the arc length of the space curve x2=3yx^{2}=3y, 2xy=9z2xy=9z for 0<x<x00<x<x_{0}.

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Problem 3392

Find the arc length of the space curve y=arcsin⁡xay=\arcsin \frac{x}{a}, z=a4ln⁡a+xa−xz=\frac{a}{4}\ln \frac{a+x}{a-x} for 0<x<x00<x<x_{0}.

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Problem 3393

Find the arc length of the space curve y2=2ax−x2y^{2}=2ax-x^{2}, z=−aln⁡(1−x2a)z=-a\ln \left(1-\frac{x}{2a}\right); 0<x<x00<x<x_{0}.

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Problem 3394

Find the arc length of the space curve 4ax=(y+z)24ax=(y+z)^{2}, 4x2+3y2=3z24x^{2}+3y^{2}=3z^{2}; 0<x<x00<x<x_{0}.

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Problem 3395

Find the arc length of the space curve (y−z)2=3a(y+z)(y-z)^{2}=3a(y+z); 9x2+8y2=8z29x^{2}+8y^{2}=8z^{2}; 0<x<x00<x<x_{0}.

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Problem 3396

Find the arc length of the space curve x2+y2=azx^{2}+y^{2}=az, y=xtg⁡zay=x\tg \frac{z}{a}.

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Problem 3397

Find the arc length of the space curve x2+y2+z2=a2x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}=a^{2}, x2+y2ch⁡arctg⁡yx=a\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}\ch \arctg \frac{y}{x}=a.

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