A differentiable vector-valued function satisfies

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus BC · Parametric, Polar, and Vector-Valued Functions · Parametric, Polar, and Vector-Valued Functions

Problem

A differentiable vector-valued function r(t)r(t) satisfies ∣r(t)∣=c|r(t)| = c, where cc is a non-zero constant. Show that r(t)r(t) is orthogonal to r′(t)r'(t) for every tt.

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