Parametric Form - AP Calculus BC

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Given and , what is the arc length between ?

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In order to find the arc length, we must use the arc length formula for parametric curves:

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Given and , we can use using the Power Rule

for all , to derive

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Plugging these values and our boundary values for into the arc length equation, we get:

Now, using the Power Rule for Integrals

for all ,

we can determine that:

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