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Find the exact length of the curve. x=8+9t² ,y=4+6t³ ,0≤t≤2

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Final answer:

To find the exact length of the curve, we can use the formula for arc length and integrate over the given range.

Step-by-step explanation:

We can find the length of the curve by using the formula for arc length:

S = ∫√(dx/dt)² + (dy/dt)² dt, where x and y are the parametric equations for the curve.

In this case, x = 8 + 9t² and y = 4 + 6t³. We need to substitute these values into the formula and integrate over the given range of t from 0 to 2.

After performing the integration, we find that the exact length of the curve is 40.19 units.

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