Question: Consider the helix represented by the vector-valued function r(t) = (2 cos t, 2 sin t, t). (a) Write the length of the arc s

Consider the helix represented by the vector-valued function r(t) = (2 cos t, 2 sin t, t).

(a) Write the length of the arc s on the helix as a function of t
by evaluating the integral

S= [ [x'(u)]+ [y'(u)]+ [z'(u)] du.

(b) Solve for t in the relationship derived in part (a), and substitute the result into the original set of parametric equations. This yields a parametrization of the curve in terms of the arc length parameter s.

(c) Find the coordinates of the point on the helix for arc lengths s = √5 and s = 4.

(d) Verify that 

S= [ [x'(u)]+ [y'(u)]+ [z'(u)] du.

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