tangent at specific point
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i plotted parametric curve r(t)=<t , t^2 , 2>, now i have to plot tangent at P(-1 , 1, 2) but i cant figure it out. can you help me please.
t = 0:pi/50:10*pi;
st = t;
ct = t.^2;
figure(1)
plot3(st,ct,repmat(2,1,numel(t)))
hold on
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Walter Roberson
on 21 Apr 2019
So what is dr/dt, evaluated at t = -1 ?
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Kuatra Patil
on 21 Apr 2019
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Walter Roberson
on 21 Apr 2019
I did. I posted a link to a tutorial explaining about the link between tangent lines and derivatives and pointed you to the way to calculate the tangent at the point.
Kuatra Patil
on 21 Apr 2019
Walter Roberson
on 21 Apr 2019
Step 1: calculate the slope of the tangent line at that point.
Step 2: create a 3D plot using that slope.
Have you completed Step 1 yet? If so then what result did you get?
Are you having difficulty with the plotting stage? If so then what have you found out about how to plot 3D lines in MATLAB ?
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