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EXAMPLE 1Finding the Domain of a Vector Function

If r(t)=(2t+2)i+tjln(t+3)k, then the components of r=r(t) are x(t)=2t+2y(t)=tz(t)=ln(t+3)

Since no domain is specified, it is assumed that the domain consists of all real numbers t for which each of the component functions is defined. Since x=x(t) is defined for all real numbers, y=y(t) is defined for all real numbers t0, and z=z(t) is defined for all real numbers t>3, the domain of the vector function r=r(t) is the intersection of these three sets, namely, the set of nonnegative real numbers, {t|t0}.