Esercizio Mostrare che i vettori tangenti alla curva di fig. 1 formano un angolo costante con il vettore w=i+k. I coefficienti a,b sono assegnati e verificano la condizione 2b²=3a.
Theorem Necessary and sufficient condition for the curve
is a straight line, is that the curvature k (t) is the identically null function.
Proof
The condition is sufficient
By hypothesis it is k(t) = 0, for every real t. According to the natural parameter s and with obvious meaning of the symbols:
which is the natural representation of a straight line. The condition is necessary
By hypothesis γ is a straight line, so any parametric representation is