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Calculus Online Homework

This document provides instructions for completing the online homework for Math 2433. Students must submit their completed homework through the CourseWare website before the deadline. The homework contains 29 multiple choice questions related to vectors, lines, planes, and spheres.

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Math 2433 Online, Section 17180, Summer 2012

Multiple Choice Homework Week 1



Homework will NOT be accepted through email or in person. Homework must be submitted
through CourseWare BEFORE the deadline.
Submit the completed assignment at http://www.casa.uh.edu under "EMCF" and
choose ehw1.


1. Find an equation of a sphere that has the line segment joining (0,4,2) and (6,0,2) as a
diameter.
a.
2 2 2
( 3) ( 2) ( 2) 13 x y z ! + ! + ! =
b.
2 2 2
( 2) ( 3) ( 2) 13 x y z ! + ! + ! =
c.
2 2 2
( 3) ( 1) ( 2) 12 x y z + + ! + ! =
d.
2 2 2
( 3) ( 1) ( 2) 12 x y z ! + ! + ! =
e. None of the above
2. Which of the following describes a sphere with radius of 2 and center at the origin together
with its interior?
a.
2 2 2
{( , , ) : 4} x y z x y z != + + "
b.
2 2 2
{( , , ) : 2} x y z x y z != + + "
c.
2 2 2
{( , , ) : 4} x y z x y z != + + "
d.
2 2 2
{( , , ) : 2} x y z x y z != + + "
e. None of the above
3. Calculate the norm of the vector: 2 2 i j k + !
a. !
b. 3
c. 2
d. 5
e. None of the above
4. Find the unit vector with direction angles:
2
, ,
3 4 3
! ! !

a.
1 2 1
2 2 2
i j k + !
b.
1 3 1
2 2 2
i j k + !
c.
3 2 3
2 2 2
i j k + !
d.
1 2 1
2 2 2
i j k + +
e. None of the above

5. Which of the following vectors are NOT parallel?
2
2 2
3 3 6
2 2 4
a i j k
b i j k
c i j k
d i j k
= ! +
= ! +
= ! +
= ! + !

a. a and d
b. b and c
c. a and c
d. c and d
e. None of the above

6. Taking 2 a i j k = ! + and b i j k = + + , find the component of a on b.
a.
1
3

b.
2
3

c.
1
2

d.
2
3

e. None of the above

7. Taking 2 a i j k = ! + and b i j k = + + , find the projection of a on b.
a.
2 2 1
3 3 3
i j k + +
b.
2 2 2
3 3 3
i j k + +
c.
2 2 1
3 3 3
i j k + !
d.
1 3 1
2 2 2
i j k + +
e. None of the above
8. The distance between (1, 3, -10) and (2, 5, 4) is
a. 3 14
b. 10 2
c. 201
d. 7
e. None of the above




9. The midpoint of the line segment containing (2, 4, -1) and (6, -2, 2) is:
a. (4, 3, 2) !
b.
5
3, 3,
2
! "
#
$ %
& '

c.
3 1
, 3,
2 2
! "
# #
$ %
& '

d.
1
4,1,
2
! "
# $
% &

e. None of the above
10. An equation for the sphere centered at (2, -1 ,3) and passing through the point (4, 3, -1) is:
a.
2 2 2
( 4) ( 3) ( 1) 6 x y z ! + ! + + =
b.
2 2 2
4 2 6 22 x y z x y z + + ! + ! =
c.
2 2 2
4 2 6 32 0 x y z x y z + + + ! ! ! =
d.
2 2 2
( 4) ( 3) ( 1) 36 x y z ! + ! + + =
e. None of the above
11. If
2 2 2
4 10 6 2 0 x y z x y z + + ! + ! + = is an equation for a sphere, then its center and radius are:
a. ( 2, 4, 3); 2 10 r ! ! =
b. (2, 5, 3); 4 r ! =
c. (2, 5, 3); 6 r ! =
d. (2, 5, 3); 4 2 r =
e. None of the above
12. The points :(2, 2,1), :(1,1, 3), :(2, 0, 5) A B C ! are the vertices of a right triangle. The radius of
the sphere with center at the midpoint of the hypotenuse and passing through the vertex
opposite the hypotenuse is:
a. 2 3
b. 5
c. 6
d.
7
2

e. None of the above
13. The points :(2, 1, 3) A ! and :( 4, 5, 1) B ! ! are the endpoints of a diameter of a sphere. An
equation of the sphere is:
a.
2 2 2
( 2) ( 1) ( 3) 22 x y z ! + + + ! =
b.
2 2 2
( 1) ( 2) ( 1) 22 x y z + + ! + ! =
c.
2 2 2
( 1) ( 2) ( 1) 16 x y z ! + + + + =
d.
2 2 2
( 2) ( 1) ( 3) 16 x y z ! + + + ! =
e. None of the above

14. The set of all points :( , , ) P x y z that satisfy the inequality
2 2 2
9 x y z + + < is
a. A sphere centered at the origin with radius 3.
b. The exterior of a sphere centered at the origin with radius 3.
c. The interior of a sphere centered at the origin with radius 3.
d. The straight line segment connecting (0,0,0) and (3,3,3).
e. None of the above
15. Given the points :(4, 2, 3) P ! and :(6, 1, 2) Q ! . The vector from P to Q is:
a.

PQ
! " !!
= (2,1, !1)
b.

PQ
! " !!
= (!2,3, !5)
c.

PQ
! " !!
= (2, !3,5)
d.

PQ
! " !!
= (10,1, !1)
e. None of the above
16. Given the points :(2, 1, 5) P ! and :( 2, 0, 3) Q ! . The magnitude of the vector from P to Qis:
a.

PQ
! " !!
= 21
b.

PQ
! " !!
= 5
c.

PQ
! " !!
= 9
d.

PQ
! " !!
= 65
e. None of the above
17. A unit vector in the direction of 2 3 3 a i j k = + + is:
a.
1 3 3
2 4 4
a
u i j k = ! ! !
b.
1 3 3
2 4 4
a
u i j k = ! +
c.
1 3 3
2 4 4
a
u i j k = + +
d.
1 3 3
2 4 4
a
u i j k = + !
e. None of the above
18. If 3 6 a i j k = ! + and 2 b i j k ! = + " have the same magnitude, then ! =
a. 11
b. 11
c. 17
d. 21
e. None of the above



19. If (3, 2, 1) a = ! and (6, , 2) b ! = " are parallel, then! =
a. -4
b. -2
c. 2
d. 4
e. None of the above
20. The vector with norm 2, and with direction opposite to the direction of 3 4 a i j k = + ! is:
a.
2
( 3 4 )
26
i j k
!
+ !
b. 2( 3 4 ) i j k ! + !
c.
2
( 3 4 )
26
i j k + !
d. 2( 3 4 ) i j k + !
e. None of the above
21. Let (1, 2,1), (2, 3, 2) a b = ! = ! ! , and (2, 0, 4) c = . Then

(bi c)a =
a. ( 4, 8, 4) ! !
b. (12, 0, 24)
c. 4
d. Cannot be determined
e. None of the above
22. The angle between (2, 1,1) a = ! and ( 1, 2,1) b = ! is:
a.
3
!

b.
5
6
!

c.
3
4
!

d.
2
3
!

e. None of the above
23. Calculate the length of line segment AB given ( 5, 2, 0) A ! ! and (6, 0, 3) B
a. 134
b. 114
c. 12
d. 14
e. None of the above







24. Find the direction angles of the vector 2 i j k ! +
a. , ,
3 3 4
! ! !
" # $ = = =
b.
2 3
, ,
3 3 4
! ! !
" # $ = = % =
c.
3
, ,
3 3 4
! ! !
" # $ = = =
d.
2
, ,
3 3 4
! ! !
" # $ = = =
e. None of the above
25. Find all numbers x for which 2 5 2 6 4 i j k i j k x x + + ! + "
a. 0, 4 x =
b. 4 x =
c. 4 x =
d. 1 x =
e. None of the above
26. A direction vector for the line
x ! 4
!2
=
y + 3
5
= z !1 is
a. d = (4, -3, 1)
b. d = (-2, 5, 0)
c. d = (2, -5, -1)
d. d = (-2, 5, 1)
e. None of the above
27. Find the distance from the point P(2, -1, 4) to the line

! : x =1+ 3t, y = 4 ! 2t, z = !2 + t
a.
10
14

b.
5
14

c.
507
14

d.
110
14

e. None of the above
28. An equation for the plane that passes through the point P(2, -1, 5) and is parallel to the plane
2x ! 4y + z =10 is
a. 2x ! 4y ! z = 3
b. 2x ! 4y + z =13
c. 2x ! 4y + z = 3
d. 2x ! 4y + z = 4
e. None of the above
29. Symmetric equations for the line that passes through P(2, -1, 4) and is parallel to the line
r(t ) = (3, 7, 2) + t(3, 4, !6) are:
a.
x ! 2
3
=
y +1
4
=
z ! 4
!6

b. x = 2 + 3t, y = !1+ 4t, z = 4 ! 6t
c.
x ! 3
3
=
y ! 7
4
=
z ! 2
!6

d.
x + 2
3
=
y !1
4
=
z + 4
!6

e. None of the above
30. The lines

!
1
: x = !2 + 4t, y = 3! 2t, z = 3+ 6t and

!
2
: x = 6 ! 2s, y = !1+ s, z = 3! 3s are
a. Coincident
b. Parallel but not coincident
c. Have a unique point of intersection
d. Skew
e. None of the above
31. The lines

!
1
:
x + 2
4
=
y ! 3
!2
=
z ! 3
6
and

!
2
: x =1+ 3s, y = !1+ 2s, z = 4 + s are
a. Coincident
b. Parallel but not coincident
c. Have a unique point of intersection
d. Skew
e. None of the above
32. The lines

!
1
: r(t ) = (3i + 4j + 7k) + t(!i + 3j + 2k) and

!
2
: R(u) = (i ! j + 4k) + u(3i + 2j + k)
are
a. Coincident
b. Parallel but not coincident
c. Have a unique point of intersection
d. Skew
e. None of the above
33. One of the problems 30-32 above have a unique point of intersection. That point of
intersection is:
a. (1, -1, 0)
b. (4, 1, 5)
c. (4, -1, 9)
d. (2, 1, 9)
e. None of the above






34. The cosine of the angle between the lines

!
1
:
x + 2
3
=
y ! 2
!2
=
z +1
!2
and

!
2
: x = 2 ! 3s, y = !4 + s, z =1+ 4s is
a.
!19
26 17

b.
1
26 17

c.
19
26 17

d.
15
26 17

e. None of these
35. An equation for the plane which passes through the point P(-3, 2, -4) and is perpendicular to
the line
x + 2
6
= y ! 3 =
z ! 5
!2
is
a. 6(x + 3) ! 2(z + 4) = 0
b. 6x + y ! 2z = 0
c. 6(x ! 3) + (y + 2) ! 2(z ! 4) = 0
d. 6(x + 3) + (y ! 2) ! 2(z + 4) = 0
e. None of these
36. An equation for the plane which passes through the point P(2, -3, 1) and contains the line
x ! 4
2
=
y !1
!3
= z + 2 is
a. 13x + 8y ! 2z = 0
b. !5x ! 8y !14z = 4
c. 5x + 8y +14z = 0
d. 13x ! 8y + 2z = 4
e. None of these
37. The cosine of the angle between the planes 4x + y ! 2z = 3 and 2x + y + z = !1 is
a.
7
3 14

b.
11
21 5

c.
7
19 6

d.
!7
21 6

e. None of these




38. Given the point A(4,!3, 2) and the plane P : 5x!4y!3z=!24, let

! be the line through A and
perpendicular to P. The point B at which

! intersects P is:
a. (9, -7, -1)
b. (1, -1, -1)
c. (-1, 1, 5)
d. (1, 1, -1)
e. None of these
39. Using your result from question 38, calculate the distance between A and B.
a. 3 5
b. 22
c. 10 2
d. 5 2
e. None of these
40. The planes 2x ! 4y + 5z =1 and x ! 2y ! 3z = 2 are
a. Coincident
b. Parallel
c. Intersect in a straight line
d. Skew
e. None of the above
41. A direction vector for the line of intersection of the planes x ! y + 2z = !4 and
2x + 3y ! 4z = 6 is
a. d = i ! j + 5k
b. d = !2i + 8j + 5k
c. d = !2i + 8j + k
d. d = !10i ! 8j ! 5k
e. None of these
42. Continuing number 41, scalar parametric equations for the line of intersection are:
a. x = !2t, y = !2 + 8t, z = !3+ 5t
b. x =10t, y = !2, z = !3+ 5t
c. x = !2t, y = !2 + 8t, z = !3+ t
d. x = !10t, y = !2 ! 8t, z = !3! 5t
e. None of these
43. The dot product of two vectors is always orthogonal (perpendicular) to the plane through the
two vectors.
a. True
b. False







44. The vectors a and b lie flat on the page and point in the directions indicated below:

a b


Which of the following is true?
a. a! b = 0
b. a ! b = 0
c. a! b < 0
d. a! b > 0
e. None of these
45. Given points P(2, -1, 3), Q(4, 1, -1) and R(-3, 0, 5), find the area of

!PQR
a.
139
2

b. 4 29
c. 2 29
d.
149
2

e. None of these
46. What is the volume of the parallelepiped with sides: a = i ! 3j + k, b = 2j ! k, c = i + j ! 2k
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 7
e. None of these
47. If a and b are vectors such that a! b = 0 and a ! b = 0 then
a. a = 0 and b = 0
b. only a = 0
c. only b = 0
d. at least one of a and b is 0
48. Which of the following DOESNT make sense?
a. a ! (b ! c)
b. a ! (b" c)
c. a! (b " c)
d. a ! ((b" c)d)
e. all are okay

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