Tangent Angle: Practice Page

Question: Use the fundamental theorem of Calculus to show that if the signed curvature is positive for all then the turning angle from r(a) to r(b) is q(b) - q(a). What happens if the signed curvature is negative? What happens if the signed curvature changes sign?

Go to the concept page to see how to completely describe a curve.


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