Figure 19 shows the graph of the half-ellipse y = ±√2rx − px², where r and p are positive constants. Show that the radius of curvature at the origin is equal to r. One way of proceeding is to write the ellipse in the form of Exercise 25 and apply Eq. (11).

Exercise 25

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k(t) = ab (b cost + a sin t)/2