Paper 2, Section II, I
Part II, 2011
Let be a smooth curve parametrized by arc-length, with for all . Define what is meant by the Frenet frame , the curvature and torsion of . State and prove the Frenet formulae.
By considering , or otherwise, show that, if for each the vectors , and are linearly dependent, then is a plane curve.
State and prove the isoperimetric inequality for regular plane curves.
[You may assume Wirtinger's inequality, provided you state it accurately.]