CALCULUS
Understanding Its Concepts and Methods
CALCULUS
Understanding Its Concepts and Methods
Arc length
The arc length
of the parametric curve (x(t), y(t)),
for t between a
and b, is given by
The arc length
of the rectangular graph of y = f(t)
, for x between
a
and b, is 
The arc length
of the polar graph of r = f(q ), for q between a
and b, is 
The arc length
of the parametric curve (x(t), y(t),
z(t)), for t between
a
and b, is given by
Arc length can be approximated by adding
together the lengths of line segments joining points on the curve,
as suggested in the figure.
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