If:
x=sin(t)
y=t+1
z=cos(t)
the derivative of each are:
dx/dt=cos(t)
dy/dt=1
dz/dt=-sin(t)
how do I convert it into unit vectors (ie i,j,k)
the t is time.
Thanks Again guys :)
A three space unit vector is defined as <v1 / llvll , v2 / llvll , v3 / llvll > where v1, v2, v3 are the individual components of a given vector, v, and llvll is the length of that vector.
So we have
v = <sin(t) , t + 1 , cos(t) > And llvll = √ (sin(t)2 + (t + 1)2 + (cos(t)2 ) = √( t2 + 2t + 2)
So, our unit vector is < sin(t) / √( t2 + 2t + 2), (t + 1) / √( t2 + 2t + 2), cos(t) / √( t2 + 2t + 2) >
The same procedure could be used to find the length of the derivative vector.