[Steps Shown] One common parametrization of the sphere of radius 1 centered at the origin is r(u, v)= sin u cos v \vecimath+ sin u sin v \vecjmath+ cos u


Question: One common parametrization of the sphere of radius 1 centered at the origin is

\[\vec{r}(u, v)=\sin u \cos v \vec{\imath}+\sin u \sin v \vec{\jmath}+\cos u \vec{k}\]

Find formulas for the two normals to the sphere at parameter values \((u, v)\). The algebra will look a little bit intimidating, but things actually simplify nicely, particularly if \(\sin u\) is factored from each component of the normal vectors, and the remaining vector portion is compared to the original \(\vec{r}(u, v)\).

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