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Consider the following.x = t − 2 sin(t), y = 1 − 2 cos(t), 0 ≤ t ≤ 8πSet up an integral that represents the length of the curve.8π0 dtUse your calculator to find the length correct to four decimal places.

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The length of the parametric curve (call it C ) is given by

[tex]\displaystyle\int_C\mathrm ds=\int_0^{8\pi}\sqrt{\left(\frac{\mathrm dx}{\mathrm dt}\right)^2+\left(\frac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dt}\right)^2}\,\mathrm dt[/tex]

We have

[tex]x=t-2\sin t\implies\dfrac{\mathrm dx}{\mathrm dt}=1-2\cos t[/tex]

[tex]y=1-2\cos t\implies\dfrac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dt}=2\sin t[/tex]

Now,

[tex]\left(\frac{\mathrm dx}{\mathrm dt}\right)^2+\left(\frac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dt}\right)^2=5-4\cos t[/tex]

so that the arc length integral reduces to

[tex]\displaystyle\int_0^{8\pi}\sqrt{5-4\cos t}\,\mathrm dt[/tex]

which has an approximate value of 53.4596.

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