Math 241.01 - Vector Calculus
Final Exam - April 30, 1997

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Directions: Clearly mark your answer and show your work for full credit.

  1. If u = < 1,2,-1 > and v = < 0,3,1 > , then determine
  2. a.)
    u ·v
    b.)
    u ×v
    c.)
    projection of u onto the direction of v
    d.)
    2u -3v
  3. Compute the equation of the plane that passes through the points (1,0,-1), (2,3,1), and (3,2,0).
  4. Consider the function f(x,y) = xy2-6x2-3y2
  5. a.)
    Determine all critical points for f.
    b.)
    Apply the second derivative test to classify all critical points as local maxima, minima, or saddle points.
  6. Let f(x,y) = [(2x-3y)/(x+1)].
  7. a.)
    Plot the level curve of f for c = 1.
    b.)
    Compute the gradient of f at the point (4,1) and sketch it on the graph in part (a).
  8. Show that the sphere x2+y2+z2-4y-2z+2 = 0 is perpendicular to the paraboloid 3x2+2y2-2z = 1 at the point (1,1,2). (i.e. their tangent planes are perpendicular.)
  9. Let S be the tetrahedron determined by the coordinate planes and the plane x+y+2z = 4.
  10. a.)
    Sketch and parameterize the region S.
    b.)
    Compute the integral    S  (y-x)  dx  dy  dz
  11. Use cylindrical coordinates to compute the volume of the solid above the xy-plane, below the surface z = xy and within the cylinder x2+y2 = 2x.
  12. Use the chain rule to compute [du/dt] where u = 2x2-xy+y3, x = sin(t), and y = cos(t). (Do not simplify.)
  13. Show that curl ( f) º 0.
  14. Compute the line integral of f(x,y,z) = 2x+9z along the curve C given by x = t, y = t2, and z = t3, 0 £ t £ 1.
  15. Let C be the semi-circle formed by the upper half of a circle of radius 2 and center the origin and diameter along the x-axis.
  16. a.)
    Compute   C (y+1) dx+2x dy   directly, using the definition of the line integral, where C is oriented in the counter-clockwise direction.
    b.)
    Use Green's theorem to evaluate the integral in part (a).


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