Unit Tangent and Unit Normal Vectors

Definition (Unit Tangent and Unit Normal Vectors) If is a vector function that defines a smooth graph, then at each point a unit tangent vector is



and the principal unit normal vector function is

Example (Unit Tangent and Unit Normal Vectors) Given



find the unit tangent vector and principal unit normal vector

    Solution. We have,











and

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