∫Calc Practice

Arc length of parametric curves

Problem 8.92 · medium

Find the length of the curve \( \displaystyle x = e^{t} \cos{\left(t \right)} \), \( \displaystyle y = e^{t} \sin{\left(t \right)} \), \( \displaystyle 0 \le t \le 1 \).
  1. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}\frac{d}{d t} e^{t} \cos{\left(t \right)}\\\frac{d}{d t} e^{t} \sin{\left(t \right)}\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}- e^{t} \sin{\left(t \right)} + e^{t} \cos{\left(t \right)}\\e^{t} \sin{\left(t \right)} + e^{t} \cos{\left(t \right)}\end{matrix}\right] \]
    Velocity components.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left(- e^{t} \sin{\left(t \right)} + e^{t} \cos{\left(t \right)}\right)^{2} + \left(e^{t} \sin{\left(t \right)} + e^{t} \cos{\left(t \right)}\right)^{2} = 2 e^{2 t} \]
    (dx/dt)² + (dy/dt)², simplified.✓ Proved
  3. \[ \int\limits_{0}^{1} \sqrt{2} e^{t}\, dt = \sqrt{2} \left(-1 + e\right) \]
    Integrate the speed.✓ Proved
Answer \( \sqrt{2} \left(-1 + e\right) \approx 2.43002 \)

✓ Nihil obstat Every line of this solution was proved by the computer algebra system SymPy. The answer was also checked a second way, without looking at the solution. Reviewers found nothing wrong with the explanation.

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LineStatusChecked byDetail
1✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0
2✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0
3✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0
answer, a second way✓ Checked independentlysympy 1.14.0 + mpmath 1.3.0numerical quadrature of the speed

Reviewers

  • gpt-oss:20b: pass
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly applies the arc length formula, simplifies the integrand accurately, and computes the definite integral with the correct bounds.
Every verdict on record (4)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-05 — The solution correctly applies the arc length formula, simplifies the integrand accurately, and computes the definite integral with the correct bounds.
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-05
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-05
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-05

Proved: SymPy reduced the difference between the two sides to zero. Checked independently: a separate method, named above, confirmed it. Checked numerically: the two sides agree at every sampled point, which is evidence, not proof. Reviewed: a model or a person read it; that is all a sentence can have. Solution by generator:structured/parametric_arc_length, checked 2026-10-05 with SymPy 1.14.0.