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Add points of tangency along a helix?

Posted 9 years ago
POSTED BY: Noah Bray
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Posted 9 years ago

Well, it is homework. But here's a hint:

In[25]:= helix = {4 Cos[3 t], 4 Sin[3 t], t};

In[26]:= tangentVectors = D[helix, t]

Out[26]= {-12 Sin[3 t], 12 Cos[3 t], 1}
POSTED BY: David Keith

Thank you very much! I was able to create the tangent lines along the helix.

POSTED BY: Noah Bray
Posted 9 years ago

Noah, how did you do it?

POSTED BY: v z
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