An Equation For Radius of Curvature For a Curve in the xy Plane
For a curvein theplane, the radius of curvatureis given by
To show this writewhereandare unit vectors. with find
sinceandis perpendicular to
Hence
Then
For a curvein theplane, the radius of curvatureis given by
To show this writewhereandare unit vectors. with find
sinceandis perpendicular to
Hence
Then