Position and Distance Traveled on a Line
For a point moving on a straight line, if its velocity at time is , and the position of the point at time is , the position of the point at time and the distance traveled by the point from time to are given by:
The position at time :
The distance traveled from time to :
Distance Traveled in a Plane
For a point moving in a plane where its position at time is given by the functions and , the distance traveled by the point from time to is:
Arc Length of a Curve
Parametric Curve
For a curve defined by , with no overlapping parts in the interval , the length of the curve is:
Function of Curve
For a curve over the interval , the length of the curve is: