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The document contains a 15 problem final exam for a multivariable calculus course. It includes problems involving planes, lines, matrices, vector fields, double and triple integrals, and vector calculus concepts like divergence theorem and Stokes' theorem. Formulas for tangent planes, line equations, and vector operations are provided. Students are not allowed books, notes, or calculators during the exam.

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18.02 Final Exam

The document contains a 15 problem final exam for a multivariable calculus course. It includes problems involving planes, lines, matrices, vector fields, double and triple integrals, and vector calculus concepts like divergence theorem and Stokes' theorem. Formulas for tangent planes, line equations, and vector operations are provided. Students are not allowed books, notes, or calculators during the exam.

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18.

02 Final Exam
No books, notes or calculators.
15 problems, 250 points.

Useful formula: cos2 (θ) = 12 (1 + cos(2θ))

Problem 1. (20 points)


a) (15 pts.) Find the equation in the form Ax + By + Cz = D of the plane P
which contains the line L given by x = 1 − t, y = 1 + 2t, z = 2 − 3t and the point
(- 1, 1, 2).
b) (5 pts.) Let Q be the plane 2x + y + z = 4. Find the component of a unit normal
vector for Q projected on a unit direction vector for the line L of part(a).

Problem 2. (15 points)


Let L denote the line which passes through (0,0,1) and is parallel to the line in the

xy-plane given by y = 2x.

a) (5 pts.) Sketch L and give its equation in vector-parametric form.

b) (5 pts.) Let P be the plane which passes through (0,0,1) and is perpendicular to

the line L of part(a). Sketch in P (above) and give its equation in point-normal form.

� (0, 0, 1) lies on L. Write down the method or

c) (5 pts.) Suppose that the point P =


formula you would use to find the point P ∗ which is: (i) on L; (ii) the same distance
away from the point (0,0,1) as P ; and is (iii) on the other side of P from P .

Problem 3. (20 points) ⎡ ⎤


1 0 3
Given the 3 × 3 matrix: A a = ⎣ −2 1 −1 ⎦:
−1 1 a
a) (5 pts.) Let a = 2: show that | A2 | = 0
⎡
⎤ ⎡ ⎤
x 0
b) (7 pts.) Find the line of solutions to A2 ⎣ y ⎦ = ⎣ 0 ⎦
z 0
⎡ ⎤
∗ ∗ ∗
c) (8 pts.) Suppose now that a = 1, and that A1 −1 = ⎣ −3 p 5 ⎦. Find p.
∗ ∗ ∗

Problem 4. (10 points)


Let r(t) = �cos(et ), sin(et ), et �.
r� (t)
a) (5 pts.) Compute and simplify the unit tangent vector T(t) = .
| r� (t) |
b) (5 pts.) Compute T� (t)

Problem 5. (20 points)


� y
Consider the function F (x, y, z) = z x2 + y + 2 :
z
a) (10 pts.) The point P0 : (1, 3, 2) lies on the surface F (x, y, z) = 7. Find the
equation of the tangent plane to the surface F = 7 at P0 .
b) (5 pts.) If starting at P0 a small change were to be made in only one of the
variables, which one would produce the largest change (in absolute value) in F ? If
the change is this variable was of size 0.1, approximately how large would the change
in F be ?
c) (5 pts.) What distance from P0 in the direction ±�−2, 2, −1� will produce an
approximate change in F of size 0.1 units, according to the (already computed) lin­
earization of F ?

Problem 6. (15 points)


2
Let f (x, y) = x + 4y + .
xy
a) (10 pts.) Find the critical point(s) of f (x, y)
b) (5 pts.) Use the second-derivative test to test the critical point(s) found in part(a).

Problem 7. (10 points)


Let P be the plane with equation Ax + By + Cz = D and P0 = (x0 , y0 , z0 ) be a point

which is not on P.

Use the Lagrange multiplier method to set up the equations satisfied by the point

(x, y, z) on P which is closest to P0 . (Do not solve.)

Problem 8. (15 points) √


a) (10 pts.) Let F (x, y, z) be a smooth function of three variables for which �F (1, −1, 2) =
�1, 2, −2�.
∂F
Use the Chain Rule to evaluate at (ρ, φ, θ) = (2, π4 , − π4 ).
∂φ
(Use x = ρ sin φ cos θ, y = ρ sin φ sin θ, z = ρ cos φ.)
b) (5 pts.) Suppose f (x, y) is a smooth, non-constant function. Is it possible that, for
all points (x, y), the gradient of f at the point (x, y) is equal to the vector �−y, x� ?
Justify (briefly).

Problem 9. (10 points)


�� � 2 � 2√2x
f dA = f (x, y) dy dx .
R 0 x2
a) (5 pts.) Sketch the region R.
b) (5 pts.) Rewrite the double integral as an iterated integral with the order inter­
changed.

2
Problem 10. (15 points)
��
Set up the integral f (x, y) dA where R is the region bounded by the four curves
R
x2 y = 4, x2 y = 9, xy = 1, and xy = 2 as a double integral in the variables u = x2 y
and v = xy . (Your answer should be completely ready to integrate, once the function
f is given.)
1 1 1 2
Note: the inverse transformation is given by x = u
3 v − 3 ,
y = u
3 v
3 .

Problem 11. (15 points)

F(x, y) = x (i + j), and let C be the closed curve in the xy-plane formed by the

triangle with vertices at the origin and the points (1,0) and (0,1).

a) (5 pts.) Give a rough sketch of the field F in the first quadrant, and use it to

predict whether the net flux out of the region R = the interior of C will be positive

or negative.

�
b) (5 pts.) Compute the flux integral F · n̂ ds directly.
C
(Specify which orientation you are using for C.)
�
c) (5 pts.) Compute the flux integral F · n̂ ds using the appropriate double
C
integral. (Set up, then using short-cut is ok.)

Problem 12. (20 points) �


Let G be the solid 3-D cone bounded by the lateral surface given by z = 2 x2 + y 2
and by the plane z = 2. The problem is to compute
z̄ = the z-coordinate of the center of mass of G, in the case where the density is equal
to the height above the xy-plane.
a) (5 pts.) Find the mass of G using cylindrical coordinates
(b) (5 pts.) Set up the calculation for z̄ using cylindrical coordinates
(Answers should be ready to integrate out – but do not evaluate.)
(c) (10 pts.) Set up the calculation for z̄ using spherical coordinates.
(Answers should be ready to integrate out – but do not evaluate.)

Problem 13.� (15 points)


F(x, y, z) = y + y 2 z i + (x − z + 2xyz) j + −y + xy 2 k
� � �

a) (3 pts.) Show that F(x, y, z) is a gradient field using the derivative conditions.
b) (10 pts.) Find a potential function f (x, y, z) for F(x, y, z), using any systematic
method. Show the method used and all work clearly.
�
c) (2 pts.) Find F · dr, where C is the straight line joining the points (2, 2, 1) and
C
(1, -1, 2) (in that order), using as little computation as possible.

3
Problem 14. (25 points)
In this problem S is the surface given by the quarter of the right-circular cylinder

centered on the z-axis, of radius 2 and height 4, which lies in the first octant. The

field F(x, y, z) = x i.

a) (5 pts.) Sketch the surface S and the field F.

(Suggestion: use a coordinate system with y pointing out of the paper.)

��
b) (10 pts.) Compute the flux integral F · n̂ dS.
S
(Use the normal which points ’outward’ from S, i.e. on the side away from the z-axis.)

c) (5 pts.) G be the 3D solid in the first octant given by the interior of the quarter
cylinder defined above. Use the divergence theorem to compute the flux of the field
F = x i out of the region G.
d) (5 pts.) The boundary surface of G is comprised of S together with four other
faces. What is the flux outward through these four faces, and why ? Use the answers
to parts(b) and (c), and also verify using the sketch of part(a).

Problem 15. (25 points)


F(x, y, z) = (yz) i + (−xz) j + k. Let S be the portion of surface of the paraboloid
z = 4 − x2 − y 2 which lies above the first octant; and let C be the closed curve C
= C1 + C2 + C3 , where the curves C1 , C2 and C3 are the three curves formed by
intersecting S with the xy, yz and xz planes respectively (so that C is the boundary
of S). Orient C so that it is traversed CCW when seen from above in the first octant.
�
a) (15 pts.) Use Stokes’ Theorem to compute the loop integral F · dr by using
C
the surface integral over the capping surface S.

�
b) (10 pts.) Set up and evaluate the loop integral F · dr directly by parametriz­
C
ing each piece of the curve C and then adding up the three line integrals.

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