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Q30Section A (Section A)30 of 60

Arc length up to a vertical tangent

Let (x(t),y(t))(x(t),y(t)), 1≤t≤π1\le t\le\pi, be the curve defined by

x(t)=∫1tcos⁡zz2 dzandy(t)=∫1tsin⁡zz2 dz.x(t)=\int_1^t\frac{\cos z}{z^2}\,dz\quad\text{and}\quad y(t)=\int_1^t\frac{\sin z}{z^2}\,dz.

Let LL be the length of the arc of this curve from the origin to the point PP on the curve at which the tangent is perpendicular to the xx-axis. Then LL equals

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