Chapter 9
Active Calculus Multivariable · 116 exercises
Problem 1
Find the length of the curve $$ x=5+5 t, \quad y=3+4 t, z=t-4 $$ for \(2 \leq t \leq 3\). length \(=\) _________
4 step solution
Problem 1
If \(\mathbf{r}(t)=\cos (3 t) \mathbf{i}+\sin (3 t) \mathbf{j}-8 t \mathbf{k},\) compute: A. The velocity vector \(\mathbf{v}(t)=\) _________ i+ _________\(\mathbf{j}+\)_________\(\mathbf{k}\) \(\mathbf{j}+\)_________\(\mathbf{k}\)
4 step solution
Problem 1
Find the domain of the vector function $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=\left\langle\ln (11 t), \sqrt{t+10}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{12-t}}\right\rangle $$ using interval notation. Domain:________
3 step solution
Problem 1
Rewrite the vector equation \(\mathbf{r}(t)=(-2 t) \mathbf{i}+(3-3 t) \mathbf{j}+(1+3 t) \mathbf{k}\) as the corresponding parametric equations for the line. \(x(t)=\)_________ \(y(t)=\)_________ \(z(t)=\)_________
2 step solution
Problem 1
If \(\mathbf{a}=\mathbf{i}+\mathbf{j}+3 \mathbf{k}\) and \(\mathbf{b}=\mathbf{i}+\mathbf{j}+2 \mathbf{k}\) Compute the cross product \(\mathbf{a} \times \mathbf{b}\). \(\mathbf{a} \times \mathbf{b}=\)_________ \(\mathbf{i}+\)_________\(\mathbf{j}+\) _________\(\mathrm{k}\)
4 step solution
Problem 1
Find \(\mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b}\) if $$ \mathbf{a}=\langle-2,2,-3\rangle \text { and } \mathbf{b}=\langle 4,0,3\rangle $$ \(\mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b}=\)________ Is the angle between the vectors "acute", "obtuse" or "right"?
4 step solution
Problem 1
For each of the following, perform the indicated computation. (a) \((10 \tilde{i}+7 \tilde{j}-5 \tilde{k})-(-6 \tilde{i}+4 \tilde{j}+7 \tilde{k})=\)________ (b) \((10 \tilde{i}+6 \tilde{j}-3 \tilde{k})-2(-3 \tilde{i}+10 \tilde{j}+8 \hat{k})=\)_________
7 step solution
Problem 1
Evaluate a function. Evaluate the function at the specified points. $$ f(x, y)=x+y x^{4},(-1,3),(-4,2),(-1,-3) $$ At (-1,3):_______ At (-4,2):_______ At (-1,-3):_______
5 step solution
Problem 2
Consider the curve \(\mathbf{r}=\left(e^{-5 t} \cos (2 t), e^{-5 t} \sin (2 t), e^{-5 t}\right)\) Compute the arclength function \(s(t):\) (with initial point \(t=0)\).
3 step solution
Problem 2
Given that the acceleration vector is \(\mathbf{a}(t)=(-9 \cos (3 t)) \mathbf{i}+(-9 \sin (3 t)) \mathbf{j}+\) \((3 t) \mathbf{k},\) the initial velocity is \(\mathbf{v}(0)=\mathbf{i}+\mathbf{k},\) and the initial position vector is \(\mathbf{r}(0)=\mathbf{i}+\mathbf{j}+\mathbf{k},\) compute: A. The velocity vector \(\mathbf{v}(t)=\)_________i \(+$$\mathbf{j}+\)_________\(\mathbf{k}\) B. The position vector \(\mathbf{r}(t)=\)_________i \(+ _________$$\mathbf{j}+\)_________\(\mathbf{k}\)
4 step solution
Problem 2
Find a parametrization of the circle of radius 6 in the xy-plane, centered at the origin, oriented clockwise. The point (6,0) should correspond to \(t=0 .\) Use \(t\) as the parameter for all of your answers. \(x(t)=\)_________ \(y(t)=\)_________
3 step solution
Problem 2
Find the vector and parametric equations for the line through the point \(\mathrm{P}(2,-1,-5)\) and parallel to the vector \(-5 \mathbf{i}-3 \mathbf{j}-3 \mathbf{k}\). Vector Form: \(\mathbf{r}=\langle\) _________,_________,-5\rangle\(+t\langle\),_________\(,-3\rangle\) Parametric form (parameter t, and passing through \(\mathrm{P}\) when \(\mathrm{t}=0)\) \(x=x(t)=\)_________ \(y=y(t)=\)_________ \(z=z(t)=\)__________
3 step solution
Problem 2
Suppose \(\vec{v} \cdot \vec{w}=6\) and \(\|\vec{v} \times \vec{w}\|=4,\) and the angle between \(\vec{v}\) and \(\vec{w}\) is \(\theta\) Find (a) \(\tan \theta=\) _______ (b) \(\theta=\)_______-
6 step solution
Problem 2
Determine if the pairs of vectors below are "parallel", "orthogonal", or "neither". $$ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{a}=\langle-1,-2,2\rangle \text { and } \mathbf{b}=\langle 4,8,10\rangle \text { are } \\ \mathbf{a}=\langle-1,-2,2\rangle \text { and } \mathbf{b}=\langle 4,8,-8\rangle \text { are } \\ \mathbf{a}=\langle-1,-2,2\rangle \text { and } \mathbf{b}=\langle 2,4,-5\rangle \text { are } \end{array} $$
3 step solution
Problem 2
Find a vector a that has the same direction as \langle-6,7,6\rangle but has length \(5 .\) Answer: a = ________
4 step solution
Problem 2
Sketch a contour diagram of each function. Then, decide whether its contours are predominantly lines, parabolas, ellipses, or hyperbolas. (a) \(z=y-2 x^{2}\) (b) \(z=x^{2}+3 y^{2}\) (c) \(z=x^{2}-4 y^{2}\) (d) \(z=-4 x^{2}\)
12 step solution
Problem 3
Find the length of the given curve: $$ \mathbf{r}(t)=(-3 t,-3 \sin t,-3 \cos t) $$ where \(-4 \leq t \leq 1\)
3 step solution
Problem 3
Evaluate $$ \int_{0}^{9}\left(t \mathbf{i}+t^{2} \mathbf{j}+t^{3} \mathbf{k}\right) d t= $$ _________\(\mathbf{i}+\) _________\(\mathbf{j}+\) _________\(\mathbf{k}\)
5 step solution
Problem 3
Find a vector parametrization of the circle of radius 7 in the xy-plane, centered at the origin, oriented clockwise so that the point (7,0) corresponds to \(t=0\) and the point (0,-7) corresponds to \(t=1\). \(\vec{r}(t)=\)_________
4 step solution
Problem 3
Consider the line which passes through the point \(\mathrm{P}(3,-5,-1),\) and which is parallel to the line \(x=1+6 t, y=2+2 t, z=3+6 t\) Find the point of intersection of this new line with each of the coordinate planes: xy-plane:_________,_________,_________ xz-plane:_________,_________,_________ yz-plane:_________,_________,_________
4 step solution
Problem 3
You are looking down at a map. A vector \(\mathbf{u}\) with \(|\mathbf{u}|=7\) points north and a vector \(\mathbf{v}\) with \(|\mathbf{v}|=6\) points northeast. The crossproduct \(\mathbf{u} \times \mathbf{v}\) points: A) south B) northwest C) up D) down Please enter the letter of the correct answer: _______ The magnitude \(|\mathbf{u} \times \mathbf{v}|=\) _________
4 step solution
Problem 3
Perform the following operations on the vectors \(\vec{u}=\langle 0,5,-4\rangle, \vec{v}=\) \(\langle-2,0,3\rangle,\) and \(\vec{w}=\langle-3,0,1\rangle\). \(\vec{u} \cdot \vec{w}=\) _________ \((\vec{u} \cdot \vec{v}) \vec{u}=\)_________ \(((\vec{w} \cdot \vec{w}) \vec{u}) \cdot \vec{u}=\)_________ \(\vec{u} \cdot \vec{v}+\vec{v} \cdot \vec{w}=\)_________
4 step solution
Problem 3
Let \(\mathbf{a}=<-3,-4,-4>\) and \(\mathbf{b}=<2,2,4>\). Show that there are scalars \(\mathrm{s}\) and \(\mathrm{t}\) so that \(s \mathbf{a}+t \mathbf{b}=<20,24,32>\). You might want to sketch the vectors to get some intuition. \(s=\)_______ \(t=\)_______
3 step solution
Problem 3
Match the surfaces with the verbal description of the level curves by placing the letter of the verbal description to the left of the number of the surface. (a) \(z=\sqrt{\left(x^{2}+y^{2}\right)}\) (b) \(z=2 x+3 y\) (c) \(z=2 x^{2}+3 y^{2}\) (d) \(z=x^{2}+y^{2}\) (e) \(z=x y\) (f) \(z=\frac{1}{x-1}\) \((\mathrm{g}) \quad z=\sqrt{\left(25-x^{2}-y^{2}\right)}\) A. a collection of equally spaced concentric circles B. a collection of unequally spaced concentric circles C. two straight lines and a collection of hyperbolas D. a collection of unequally spaced parallel lines E. a collection of concentric ellipses F. a collection of equally spaced parallel lines
7 step solution
Problem 4
Find the curvature of \(y=\sin (-2 x)\) at \(x=\frac{\pi}{4}\).
5 step solution
Problem 4
Find parametric equations for line that is tangent to the curve \(x=\) \(\cos t, y=\sin t, z=t\) at the point \(\left(\cos \left(\frac{5 \pi}{6}\right), \sin \left(\frac{5 \pi}{6}\right), \frac{5 \pi}{6}\right)\) Parametrize the line so that it passes through the given point at \(\mathrm{t}=0 .\) All three answers are required for credit. \(x(t)=\)_________ \(y(t)=\)_________ \(z(t)=\)_________
5 step solution
Problem 4
Find the point at which the line \(\langle 4,2,4\rangle+t\langle-3,-3,-4\rangle\) intersects the plane \(-5 x+5 y-3 z=2\). _________,_________
5 step solution
Problem 4
If \(\mathbf{a}=\mathbf{i}+8 \mathbf{j}+\mathbf{k}\) and \(\mathbf{b}=\mathbf{i}+10 \mathbf{j}+\mathbf{k},\) find a unit vector with positive first coordinate orthogonal to both a and \(\mathrm{b}\). ________\(\mathbf{i}+\)_________\(\mathbf{j}+$$\mathbf{k}\)
4 step solution
Problem 4
Find \(\mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b}\) if \(|\mathbf{a}|=7,|\mathbf{b}|=7,\) and the angle between \(\mathbf{a}\) and \(\mathbf{b}\) is \(-\frac{\pi}{10}\) radians. \(\mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b}=\) _________
4 step solution
Problem 4
Resolve the following vectors into components: (a) The vector \(\vec{v}\) in 2 -space of length 5 pointing up at an angle of \(\pi / 4\) measured from the positive \(x\) -axis. \vec{v}=________\(\vec{i}+\)________\(\vec{j}\) (b) The vector \(\vec{w}\) in 3 -space of length 3 lying in the \(x z\) -plane pointing upward at an angle of \(2 \pi / 3\) measured from the positive \(x\) -axis. \vec{v}=________\(\vec{i}+\)________\(\vec{j}\)+________\(\vec{k}\)
6 step solution
Problem 4
The domain of the function \(f(x, y)=\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}\) is ________.
3 step solution
Problem 5
Consider the path \(\mathbf{r}(t)=\left(10 t, 5 t^{2}, 5 \ln t\right)\) defined for \(t>0\) Find the length of the curve between the points (10,5,0) and \((40,80,5 \ln (4))\).
3 step solution
Problem 5
If \(\mathbf{r}(t)=\cos (-5 t) \mathbf{i}+\sin (-5 t) \mathbf{j}+6 t \mathbf{k}\) compute \(\mathbf{r}^{\prime}(t)=\) _________\(\mathbf{i}+\) _________\(\mathbf{j}+$$\mathbf{k}\) and \(\int \mathbf{r}(t) d t=\) _________\(\mathbf{i}+\) _________\(\mathbf{j}+\) $$ \mathbf{k}+\mathbf{C} $$ with \(\mathbf{C}\) a constant vector.
4 step solution
Problem 5
Suppose parametric equations for the line segment between (9,-6) and (-2,5) have the form: $$ \begin{array}{l} x=a+b t \\ y=c+d t \end{array} $$ If the parametric curve starts at (9,-6) when \(t=0\) and ends at (-2,5) at \(t=1,\) then find \(a, b, c,\) and \(d\). a=_______,b=________ ,c=________,d=
4 step solution
Problem 5
Find an equation of a plane containing the three points \((5,-2,-2),(2,-5,\) 1), (2,-4,3) in which the coefficient of \(x\) is -9 . ________=0
5 step solution
Problem 5
What is the angle in radians between the vectors $$ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{a}=(6,-4,9) \text { and } \\ \mathbf{b}=(5,-1,6) ? \end{array} $$ Angle:_______(radians)
3 step solution
Problem 5
Find all vectors \(\vec{v}\) in 2 dimensions having \(\|\vec{v}\|=13\) where the \(\tilde{i}\) -component of \(\vec{v}\) is \(5 \tilde{i}\) vectors: _________ (If you find more than one vector, enter them in a comma-separated list.)
4 step solution
Problem 5
Find the equation of the sphere centered at (10,10,4) with radius \(9 .\) Normalize your equations so that the coefficient of \(x^{2}\) is \(1 .\) _________=0 Give an equation which describes the intersection of this sphere with the plane \(z=5\). _________=0
5 step solution
Problem 6
Find the curvature \(\kappa(t)\) of the curve \(\mathbf{r}(t)=(-3 \sin t) \mathbf{i}+(-3 \sin t) \mathbf{j}+\) \((1 \cos t) \mathbf{k}\)
5 step solution
Problem 6
For the given position vectors \(\mathbf{r}(t)\), compute the (tangent) velocity vector \(\mathbf{r}^{\prime}(t)\) for the given value of \(t\). A) Let \(\mathbf{r}(t)=(\cos t, \sin t)\) Then \(\mathbf{r}^{\prime}\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)=\)_________,_________ B) Let \(\mathbf{r}(t)=\) \(\left(t^{2}, t^{3}\right)\) Then \(\mathbf{r}^{\prime}(2)=\) _________,_________ C) Let \(\mathbf{r}(t)=$$e^{t} \mathbf{i}+e^{-2 t} \mathbf{j}+t \mathbf{k}\) Then \(\mathbf{r}^{\prime}(1)=\) _________ $$ \text { i+ } $$_________$$ \mathrm{j}+ $$ _________$$ \text { k ? } $$
3 step solution
Problem 6
Find a parametrization of the curve \(x=-5 z^{2}\) in the xz-plane. Use \(t\) as the parameter for all of your answers. \(x(t)=\)________ \(y(t)=\)________ \(z(t)=\)________
5 step solution
Problem 6
Find an equation for the plane containing the line in the \(x y\) -plane where \(y=1,\) and the line in the \(x z\) -plane where \(z=2\). equation: _________
4 step solution
Problem 6
Let \(A=(5,0,0), B=(2,-2,-3),\) and \(P=(k, k, k) .\) The vector from \(A\) to \(B\) is perpendicular to the vector from \(A\) to \(P\) when \(k=\) ________
3 step solution
Problem 6
Find \(\mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b}\) if \(|\mathbf{a}|=9,|\mathbf{b}|=10,\) and the angle between \(\mathbf{a}\) and \(\mathbf{b}\) is \(-\frac{\pi}{3}\) radians. \(\mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b}=\)________
3 step solution
Problem 6
Which is traveling faster, a car whose velocity vector is \(26 \vec{i}+31 \vec{j},\) or a car whose velocity vector is \(40 \vec{i}\), assuming that the units are the same for both directions? \((\square\) the first car \(\square\) the second car) is the faster car. At what speed is the faster car traveling? speed \(=\)_________
4 step solution
Problem 6
(A) If the positive z-axis points upward, an equation for a horizontal plane through the point (-4,1,5) is ___________ (B) An equation for the plane perpendicular to the \(x\) -axis and passing through the point (-4,1,5) is ___________ (C) An equation for the plane parallel to the \(\mathrm{xz}\) -plane and passing through the point (-4,1,5) is ____________
3 step solution
Problem 7
Suppose \(\vec{r}(t)=\cos (\pi t) \boldsymbol{i}+\sin (\pi t) \boldsymbol{j}+3 t \boldsymbol{k}\) represents the position of a particle on a helix, where \(z\) is the height of the particle. (a) What is \(t\) when the particle has height \(6 ?\) t= ______ (b) What is the velocity of the particle when its height is \(6 ?\) \(\vec{v}=\) _______ (c) When the particle has height \(6,\) it leaves the helix and moves along the tangent line at the constant velocity found in part (b). Find a vector parametric equation for the position of the particle (in terms of the original parameter \(t\) ) as it moves along this tangent line. \(L(t)=\) ________
4 step solution
Problem 7
Find parametric equations for the quarter-ellipse from (2,0,9) to (0,-3,9) centered at (0,0,9) in the plane \(z=9\). Use the interval \(0 \leq t \leq \pi / 2\). \(x(t)=\)_________ \(y(t)=\)_________ \(z(t)=\)_________
2 step solution
Problem 7
Find the angle in radians between the planes \(4 x+z=1\) and \(5 y+z=1\).
4 step solution
Problem 7
Find two unit vectors orthogonal to \(\mathbf{a}=\langle-4,-4,5\rangle\) and \(\mathbf{b}=\langle-1,-2,3\rangle\) Enter your answer so that the first non- zero coordinate of the first vector is positive. First Vector: _________,_________ Second Vector:_________._________
3 step solution