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CalculusSuperchallengeParametric, Polar and Vector-Valued Functions

Parametric, Polar and Vector-Valued Functions · Superchallenge problem

A bug spirals toward the center of a disk forever along the path r=e−tr=e^{-t}, θ=t\theta=t for t≥0t\ge0. Find the total distance it travels (over all time, even though it never quite reaches the center).