Arc Length

You can find the length of an arc by adding the small length of the infinity small vectors making up the arc.

$$\vec{r(t)} = f(t) i + g(t) j + h(t) k$$ $$|r'(t)| = \sqrt{f'(t)^{2} + g'(t)^{2} + h'(t)^{2}}$$ $$L=\int_{\alpha}^{\beta} |r'(t)| dt$$