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This is the final exam for math 261 from fall 2000. It covers various topics in vector calculus, including equations for planes, parametric equations for lines, particle motion, level surfaces, curl of vector fields, directional derivatives, partial derivatives, tangent planes, and line integrals.
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Which of the following is an equation for the plane that contains the point (3, 2 , 1) and is perpendicular to the line with vector equation ~r(t) = (1 โ 2 t) ~i + 3t ~j + (4 + t) ~k? A) 2x โ 3 y โ z = โ 1 B) 2x + 3y + z = 14 C) x + 2y โ z = 8 D) 2x โ y + z = 0 E) x + y + z = 4
Which of the following are parametric equations for the line that passes throug (1, 1 , 2) and is parallel to the line xโ 2 3 = yโ 3 1 = z โ 4. A) x(t) = 1 + 2t, y(t) = 1 + 2t, z(t) = 2 + t B) x(t) = 1 + 2t, y(t) = 1 + 3t, z(t) = 2 + t C) x(t) = 1 + t, y(t) = 1 + 2t, z(t) = 2 + 3t D) x(t) = 1 + 4t, y(t) = 1 + 3t, z(t) = 2 + 3t E) x(t) = 1 + 2t, y(t) = 1 + 3t, z(t) = 2 + 2t
The curl of the vector field F~ (x, y, z) = x ~i + y ~j + xyz ~k is A) x ~i + y ~j + xyz ~k B) xz ~i โ yz ~j C) โxz ~i + yz ~j D) x^2 ~i + y^2 ~j + z^2 ~k E) xyz ~i + 2xy ~j + 3z ~k
Let f (x, y, z) = x^3 + โ 6 y^2 + z^4. The directional derivative of f at the point (1, 1 , 1) in the direction in which f increases most rapidly is A) 2 B) 3 C) 5 D) 7 E) 4
Let f (x, y) = sin(xy). Find (^) โxโyโ^2 f. A) cos(xy) B) cos(xy) + xy sin(xy) C) โxy sin(xy) D) sin(xy) โ cos(xy) E) cos(xy) โ xy sin(xy)
Find an equation of the tangent plane to the surface z = โx^2 + y^2 at the point (3, โ 4 , 5). A) 2x + y โ 5 z = โ 23 B) 4x โ y + z = 0 C) 3x โ 4 y + 5z = 0 D) 3x + y + z = 10 E) 3x โ 4 y โ 5 z = 0
The function f (x, y) = x^3 โ x โ y^2 + 2y has A) Two relative minima B) A relative maximum and a relative minimum C) Two saddle points D) A relative maximum and a saddle point E) A relative minimum and a saddle point
Find the point (x, y), which satisfies y โ x^2 = 0, at which f (x, y) = (x โ 16)^2 + (y โ 12 )^2 is minimum. A) (1, 1) B) (2, 4) C) (3, 9) D) (^12 , 14 ) E) (6, 36)
Evaluate โซ โซ D sin (^ ฯ 2 x^2 )^ dA, where D is the region of the plane bounded by x = y, y = 0 and x = 1. A) ฯ B) (^1) ฯ C) (^2) ฯ D) 2ฯ E) 3ฯ
The area of the region inside the circle r = 2 cos ฮธ and above the line y = โ 3 x is given by A) โซ^0 ฯ^2 โซ^0 2 cos ฮธr dr dฮธ B) โซ^ ฯ 6 ฯ^2 โซ^0 2 cos ฮธr dr dฮธ C) โซ^ ฯ 3 ฯ^2 โซ^0 2 cos ฮธr dr dฮธ D) โซ^0 ฯ^3 โซ^0 2 cos ฮธr dr dฮธ E) โซ^0 ฯ^6 โซ^0 2 cos ฮธr dr dฮธ
C) โซ^02 ฯ^ โซ^01
2+r^2 r dr dฮธ D) โซ^02 ฯ^ โซ^01 โ 22 โr 2 r dr dฮธ E) โซ^02 ฯ^ โซ^01 (2 + r^2 ) r dr dฮธ
Evaluate โซ C xy dx + xy dy, where C be the circle x^2 + y^2 = 4 oriented counterclockwise. A) 2ฯ B) 3ฯ C) 0 D) 32 ฯ E) 2
~ Let f (x, y, z) = 8x^3 y^4 + 9yzex^ + y sin(z^3 + x^4 ). Let F (x, y, z) = โf (x, y, z) and let C be parametrized by ~r(t) = cos t ~i + sin t ~j + t ~k, 0 โค t โค ฯ. Then โซ C F~ ยท d~r is equal to A) 3ฯ B) 2ฯ C) โฯ D) 1 E) 0.
Let ฮฃ be the part of the paraboloid z = x^2 + y^2 inside the cylinder x ~^2 + y^2 = 4, and let the unit normal ~n on ฮฃ be directed upwards. If F (x, y, z) = x ~i โ ~j + 2x^2 ~k, then โซ โซ ฮฃ F~ ยท ~n dS is equal to. A) 0 B) 23 ฯ C) ฯ D) 323 ฯ E) 34 ฯ
If F~ (x, y, z) = y^2 z^3 ~i โ xz ~j + z ~k, ฮฃ is the sphere x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 4, and ~n is the outward unit normal of ฮฃ, then โซ โซ ฮฃ F~ ยท ~n dS equals A) 323 ฯ B) 16ฯ C) 8ฯ D) 203 ฯ E) 163 ฯ