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Lab Section:

MATH 215 – Winter 2005

FIRST EXAM

This exam contains 6 problems, worth a total of 100 points. Only work submitted on this booklet
will be considered. Please write the answers in the corresponding boxes.
SHOW YOUR WORK.

Problem Points Score

1 15
2 10
3 20
4 15
5 20
6 20
TOTAL 100

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Problem 1. (3x5= 15 points) This problem consists of three unrelated questions on vector algebra
and geometry.
(a) Two vectors ~v and w ~ are of the form ~v = a(−~ı + ~), and w
~ = b~ı + ~, where a and b are scalars.
~ + 10~ı − ~ = ~0, find the scalars a and b.
If ~v + w

Answer: (a)
(b) A constant force F~ = h−1 , 2 , −5i acts on a particle as it moves from A(2, 4, 1) to B(−2, 1, 3).
Find the work done by the force.

Answer: (b)
(c) Find the area of the parallelogram spanned by the vectors h1 , 0 , −1i and h−2 , 2 , 0i.

Answer: (c)

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Problem 2. (5+5= 10 points) Throughout this problem ~v = h1 , −2 , 3i and P = (2, −1, 4).
(a) If Q = (5, −2, 1), find the vector projection of P~Q onto ~v .

Answer: (b)proj~v P~Q =

(b) Let ` denote the line through P parallel to ~v , and consider the point Q = (5, −2, 1).
Find the point R on ` such that RQ~ is perpendicular to ~v . (R is the orthogonal projection of Q
onto `.) Hint: Draw a figure; you may want to use part (b).

Answer: (c) R =
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Problem 3. (7+8+5=20 points) Consider the parametric curve
~r(t) = ht , t2 , t3 i
(a) Find the parametric equation ~q(s) of the tangent line to the curve at a time t = T .

Answer: (a) ~q(s) =

(b) If T = 2, find the point of intersection of the tangent line of part (a) with the xy plane.

Answer: (b)
(c) Set up an explicit definite integral equal to the length of the arc of the curve from the origin to
the point (2, 4, 8). You do not have to evaluate the integral. Circle your answer.

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Problem 4. (7+8 =15 points) Throughout this problem f (x, y) = e−x (1 + 4y).
(a) Compute the equation of the tangent plane to the graph of the function f at the point (0, 2, 9).

Answer: (a)
(b) Suppose that the values of x and y are known to be within the ranges x = 0 ± 0.2, y = 2 ± 0.3.
Using differentials, estimate the corresponding range of possible values of z = f (x, y).

Answer: (b) ≤z≤

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Problem 5. (5+5+10=20 points) Throughout this problem
f (x, y, z) = cos(xy) + z 2
(a) Compute ∇f at an arbitrary point (x, y, z).

Answer: (a)

(b) Find the directional derivative of f at (1, π/2, 1) in the direction of the vector 4~ı − 3~k.

Answer: (b)
(c) Find the equation of the plane tangent to the surface cos(xy) + z 2 = 1 at the point (1, π/2, 1).

Answer: (c)
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Problem 6. (5x4=20 points) On the following page you will find five plots. Assume that the
scales of the x and y axes are the same.
You are also given the following statements about plots:
p
(1) This plot represents the graph of the function f1p (x, y) = x2 + y 2 .
(2) This is a contour plot of the function f1 (x, y) = x2 + y 2 .
(3) These are curves with equations sin(x2 + y 2 ) = c, for several evenly-spaced values of the
constant c.
(4) This is a portion of the graph of the function f2 (x, y) = sin(x2 + y 2 ).
(5) This is part of the image of the parametric surface ~r(s, t) = (s, t, sin(s 2 + t2 )).
(6) These are some level curves of the function f3 (x, y) = x2 + 2y 2 .
(7) This is a portion of the graph of the function f4 (x, y) = (x2 − y 2 )/(1 + x2 )
(8) This represents a level surface of the function g(x, y, z) = z − (x2 − y 2 )/(1 + x2 ).
(9) These are some level curves of the function f4 (x, y) = (x2 − y 2 )/(1 + x2 )
(10) This is a portion of the graph of the function f5 (x, y) = x + y(1 − y).
(11) These are some level curves of the function f5 (x, y) = x + y(1 − y).
(12) This is a portion of the graph of the function f6 (x, y) = 2 cos(2x)2 + y 2 .
(13) These are some level curves of the function f6 (x, y) = 2 cos(2x)2 + y 2 .

Fill in the following table with the numbers of the above statements that apply to
each plot.
Note: Not all statements apply to some plot, and some plots may have more than one statement
that applies to them.

Plot No. Statements that apply

1
2
3
4
5

8
 1.5

6 0.5
5
4
y 0
3 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5

2 x
-0.5
1 -2
0 -1
-2
-1 -1
0
0 x
y 1
1
2 2 -1.5

Plot 1 Plot 4

0
2
-2

-4
y 0
-4 -2 0 2 4 -6
x
-8
-3
-3
-2 -2
-2
-1 -1
0 0
y x
1 1
2 2
-4
3 3

Plot 5
Plot 2

-1.5
-1
-0.5 y
0
0.5
1
1
1.5
0.5
-1.5
-1
0
-0.5
0
-0.5 0.5 x
1
-1 1.5

Plot 3