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    Arc length of a helix

    P-TRIV-RA33

    Area
    Real Analysis
    Status
    draft
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    A helix is written in a parametric form as follows,

    \[ x = r \cos \phi , y = r \sin \phi , z = a \phi ,\tag{12} \]

    where \(r , a > 0\) are constants and \(\phi\) varies from \(0\) to \(\infty\). Find the length of the helix as a function of \(\phi\)

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