a) Prove for each t for whichthere is a number τ (t) such that
. The number τ (t) is called the torsion of the curve at t.
(b) Show thatand that a positive value of τ corresponds to the curve twisting toward N.
(c) Verify the validity of the following Fre'net-Serret formulas:
(d) Show that if the curvature is identically zero, then the curve is a straight line
(e) Show that if the torsion is identically zero, then the curve lies in a plane
(f) If the torsion is identically zero and the curvature is a nonzero constant, then show that the curve is a circle.
I already have part (a) answered need help with the others though


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there is a number τ (t) such that
. The number τ (t) is called the torsion of the curve at t.
and that a positive value of τ corresponds to the curve twisting toward N.

