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HW Spring 2016

This document contains 13 calculus homework problems covering various multivariable calculus topics: 1) Finding the equation of a plane containing a line and perpendicular to another plane. 2) Describing and sketching the surface defined by an equation. 3) Finding where a tangent line intersects another plane. 4) Finding an expression for the curvature of a circular helix. 5) Describing level surfaces of given functions. 6) Evaluating a limit as a multivariable function approaches a point. 7) Showing a function satisfies the Laplace equation. 8) Approximating a change in a function using a total differential. 9) Showing a partial derivative expression

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HW Spring 2016

This document contains 13 calculus homework problems covering various multivariable calculus topics: 1) Finding the equation of a plane containing a line and perpendicular to another plane. 2) Describing and sketching the surface defined by an equation. 3) Finding where a tangent line intersects another plane. 4) Finding an expression for the curvature of a circular helix. 5) Describing level surfaces of given functions. 6) Evaluating a limit as a multivariable function approaches a point. 7) Showing a function satisfies the Laplace equation. 8) Approximating a change in a function using a total differential. 9) Showing a partial derivative expression

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Sultan Qaboos University - College of Science

Department of Mathematics and Statistics


MATH3110-Calculus III, Spring 2016, Homework
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1. Find the equation of a plane that contains the line x 2 3t , y 4 2t , z 3 t and
is perpendicular to the plane x 2 y z 5 .

2. Describe the surface 4 x2 4 y 2 z 2 8 y 4 z 4 . Give a rough sketch.

3. Find where the tangent line to the curve r (e2t )i (cos t ) j (3sin t )k at the point
(1,1,0) intersects the yz -plane.
4. Find (t ) for the circular helix x a cos t , y a sin t , z ct where a 0 .

5. Describe the level surfaces of (a) f ( x, y, z ) x 2 y 2 z 2 , (b) f ( x, y, z ) z 2 x 2 y 2 .

6. Find lim ( x 2 y 2 )2 ln( x 2 y 2 ) .


( x , y ) (0,0)

7. Show that the function f ln( x2 y 2 ) 2 tan 1 ( y / x) satisfies the Laplace equation

2 f 2 f
0.
x 2 y 2
8. Use a total differential to approximate the change of f ( x, y) as ( x, y) varies from P to
Q . Compare your estimate with the actual change in f ( x, y) .

f ( x, y) x1/3 y1/2 ; P(8,9) , Q(7.78,9.03) .

9. Let f be a differentiable function of one variable, and let z f ( x 2 y 2 ) .


z z
Show that y x 0.
x y

10. Let f ( x, y, z) x2 y yz 3 z .
(a) Find the directional derivative of f at the point (1, 2,0) in the direction of the
vector a 2i j 2k .
(b) Find the maximum value of the directional derivative at (1, 2,0) .
(c) Along what direction the directional derivative will be maximum?
11. Find an equation of the tangent plane to the ellipsoid x2 4 y 2 z 2 18 at the point
(1, 2,1) , and determine the acute angle that this plane makes with the xy -plane.

12. Find all relative extrema and saddle points of f ( x, y) 4 xy x 4 y 4 .


13. Use the method of Lagrange multipliers to find the dimensions of a rectangle with
perimeter p and maximum area.
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