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#1 2007-11-03 05:11:48

EPhillips1989
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Registered: 2007-11-03
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length of a line

hey does anyone know how to find the length of a curve joining to given points
for example
find the length of a curve y=4/3x^(3/2) joining the points (0,0) and (1,4/3)

does anyone know how to do this using intergration???

please help will be very much appreciated xxx

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#2 2007-11-03 07:03:06

JaneFairfax
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Registered: 2007-02-23
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Re: length of a line

The length of the curve from x=a to x=b is

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#3 2007-11-03 14:27:53

Identity
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Registered: 2007-04-18
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Re: length of a line

So in your example

So you have to solve

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