39. A curve is parametrically defined by the equations \( x = 2\cos t \) and \( y = 2\sin t \). The length of the arc from \( t = 0 \) to \( t = 2 \) is






Answer is: option2

\( 4 \)

Solution:

\( \frac{dx}{dt} = -2\sin t \) and \( \frac{dy}{dt} = 2\cos t \).

Then \[ \left(\frac{dx}{dt}\right)^2 + \left(\frac{dy}{dt}\right)^2 = 4\sin^2 t + 4\cos^2 t = 4. \]

The arc length, as \( t \) varies from \( t = 0 \) to \( t = 2 \), is

\[ L = \int_{0}^{2} \sqrt{4}\, dt = \int_{0}^{2} 2\, dt = 4. \]

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