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Blaga P. Lectures on the differential geometry of - tiera.ru

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36 Chapter 1. Space curves<br />

Explicit representati<strong>on</strong><br />

If we have a space curve given by <strong>the</strong> equati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

⎧<br />

⎪⎨ y = f (x)<br />

⎪⎩ z = g(x)<br />

<strong>the</strong>n we can c<strong>on</strong>st<strong>ru</strong>ct a parameterizati<strong>on</strong><br />

⎧<br />

x = t<br />

⎪⎨<br />

y = f (t)<br />

⎪⎩ z = g(t).<br />

For <strong>the</strong> derivatives we obtain immediately <strong>the</strong> expressi<strong>on</strong>s<br />

⎧<br />

x<br />

⎪⎨<br />

′ = 1<br />

y ′ = f ′<br />

⎪⎩ z = g ′ ,<br />

which, when substituted into <strong>the</strong> equati<strong>on</strong>s (1.5.7), give<br />

X − x =<br />

Y − f (x)<br />

f ′ (x)<br />

,<br />

Z − g(x)<br />

=<br />

g ′ , (1.5.11)<br />

(x)<br />

while for <strong>the</strong> equati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> normal plane, after substituting <strong>the</strong> derivatives into <strong>the</strong><br />

equati<strong>on</strong> (1.5.9), we obtain<br />

For a plane curve given explicitly<br />

X − x + (Y − f (x)) f ′ (x) + (Z − g(x))g ′ (x) = 0. (1.5.12)<br />

y = f (x),<br />

we have <strong>the</strong> parametric representati<strong>on</strong><br />

⎧<br />

⎪⎨ x = t<br />

⎪⎩ y = f (t),<br />

and, thus, <strong>the</strong> equati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tangent line is<br />

X − x =<br />

Y − f (x)<br />

f ′ (x)<br />

(1.5.13)

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