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The position vector for the curve in the -space is given by . Find values for the
constants and so the curve lies on the surface
or explain why no such constants exist.
Are there values for and for which the curve lies on the surface?
yesno
The values of and for which the curve lies on the surface are and .
Since , we analyze
Note that we need for all , which can only occur if and .