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CalculusSuperchallengeParametric, Polar and Vector-Valued Functions

Parametric, Polar and Vector-Valued Functions · Superchallenge problem

Engineers design a smooth road transition using the clothoid path x(t)=∫0tcos⁡(s2) dsx(t)=\displaystyle\int_0^t\cos(s^2)\,ds, y(t)=∫0tsin⁡(s2) dsy(t)=\displaystyle\int_0^t\sin(s^2)\,ds (curvature changes smoothly along it, which is why it is used for highway and railway curves). Find the length of the road from t=0t=0 to t=πt=\sqrt{\pi}.