PRACTICE PROBLEMS FOR MIDTERM 1

CALCULUS III, SECTION 002 AND SECTION 003

Question 1.
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(1) Convert the point (−2, 2, 2 2) in rectangular coordinates (in 3D) into spherical coordi-
nates.
(2) Convert the point (2, 3π
2 3
, π ) in spherical coordinates into cylindrical coordinates.
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(3) Convert the point (1, 6 , 5) in cylindrical coordinates into rectangular coordinates (in 3D).
Question 2.
(1) Find the area of the triangle formed by the two vectors ~u = h2, 1, −2i, ~v = h−1, 3, 3i.
(2) Find the area of the triangle formed by the three points A = (2, 1, −4), B = (0, −1, −3),
C = (3, 3, 3).
(3) Find the area of the parallelogram formed by the two vectors ~u = h1, 3, 4i and ~v =
h3, −1, 2i.
Question 3.
(1) Find the projection of ~u = h2, 0, 3i onto ~v = h1, 1, 1i.
(2) Find the projection of ~u = h−1, −3, −4i onto ~v = h−2, 1, 3i.
Question 4.
(1) Find the volume of the parallelepiped formed by the three vectors ~u = h1, 1, 0i, ~v =
h5, −3, −3i, w~ = h2, 4, 4i.
(2) Let A = (2, 3, 3), B = (−1, −3, −1), C = (0, −4, −1), D = (1, 2, −3). Find the volume
of the parallelepiped formed by the edges AB, AC, AD.
Question 5.
(1) Find a vector ~v that satisfies h2, 3, 3i × ~v = h3, −1, 0i, or explain why it cannot exist.
(2) Find a vector ~v that satisfies h2, 3, 3i × ~v = h3, −1, −1i, or explain why it cannot exist.
Question 6. Find the angle between two objects.
(1) Two lines,
L1 : x = 3 − 2t, y = −1 + 2t, z = t
√ √ √
L2 : x = −3 + (−2 + 3)t, y = −2 + (2 + 2 3)t, z = −3 + (1 − 2 3)t
(2) Two lines,
L1 : x = 12 + 40t, y = 8 − 24t, z = 5 + 15t
L2 : x = 12 − 24t, y = 35 − 15t, z = 15 + 40t
(3) Two planes,
√ √ √ √
(4 − 4 3)x + (8 + 3)y + (1 + 8 3)z = 3 3
−4x + y + 8z = 2
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 (4) Two planes,
20x − 5y + 4z = 3
8x + 5y + 3z = 12
Question 7.
(1) Suppose that h3, t, 4i and h1, 2, si are parallel. What are the values of s and t?
(2) Suppose that h−2, 1, ti and ht, −3, 3i are orthogonal. What is the value of t?
(3) Is it possible for a vector of form h 32 , 23 , ti to be a unit vector? If so, what are the possible
values of t?
Question 8.
(1) Find the equation for the line that passes through a point A = (3, 5, −3) and has a direc-
tional vector ~v = h2, 0, −5i.
(2) Find the equation for the line that passes through the points A = (4, −3, −2) and B =
(−4, −6, −11).
(3) Find the equation for the line that passes through the points A = (12, 4, 0) and B =
(−4, 6, 2).
Question 9.
(1) Find the equation for the plane that passes through a point A = (4, −2, 5) and has a
normal vector ~v = h2, 6, 5i.
(2) Find the equation for the plane that passes through a point A = (0, 5, 8) and has a normal
vector ~v = h−1, −5, −11i.
(3) Find the equation for the plane that passes through a point A = (2, 1, 1) and is parallel to
two vectors ~u = h5, 2, −1i and ~v = h−3, −6, −7i.
(4) Find the equation for the plane that passes through a point A = (−3, 9, 1) and is parallel
to two vectors ~u = h0, −5, 2i and ~v = h4, 3, −2i.
(5) Find the equation for the plane that passes through the points A = (0, 5, −4), B =
(3, −6, −1), C = (2, 11, 3).
(6) Find the equation for the plane that passes through the points A = (2, 6, −5), B =
(5, 0, −4), C = (4, 2, 5).
Question 10. Determine whether two lines are parallel, intersecting or skew. If they intersect,
find the point of intersection.
(1)
L1 : x = 7 + 2t, y = −3 − 2t, z = −15 − 5t
L2 : x = 1 + 3s, y = 3 + 3s, z = 2 + s
(2)
L1 : x = 4 − t, y = 3 + 4t, z = 2 − 3t
L2 : x = 11 − 3s, y = −5 + 12s, z = −4 − 9s
(3)
L1 : x = −5 − t, y = 1 + 4t, z = 7 + 6t
L2 : x = 1 + 2s, y = −17 − 7s, z = −7 − 8s
(4)
L1 : x = 11 + 3t, y = −9 − 2t, z = 18 + 5t
L2 : x = 1 − 4s, y = −4 + s, z = 5 − 3s
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L1 : x = 7 − 2t, y = −16 + 8t, z = 19 − 5t
L2 : x = 2 + s, y = 3 − 3s, z = 8 + s
(6)
L1 : x = 3 + 5t, y = 8 − 6t, z = −4 − 3t
L2 : x = 2 − 10s, y = 5 + 12s, z = 6 + 6s
Question 11. Determine whether a line and a plane are parallel. If not, find the point of inter-
section.
(1)
L : x = 5 + t, y = −15 + 4t, z = 2 + t
P : 7x − 3y + 5z = 11
(2)
L : x = 3 + 11t, y = 42 + 8t, z = 9 − 3t
P : 3x + 3y + 19z = −28
(3)
L : x = 1 + 3t, y = 2 + 7t, z = −10 − 11t
P : 57x − 19y + 20z = 1
(4)
L : x = −19 + 3t, y = −6 − 8t, z = 17 + 2t
P : 3x + 5y − 9z = −44
Question 12. Determine whether two planes are parallel. If not, find the line of intersection.
(1)
P1 : 3x + y + 3z = 1
P2 : x − 4y − z = 1
(2)
P1 : 4x − 3y + 6z = 9
P2 : 8x − 6y + 12z = 20
(3)
P1 : −2x + 3y + z = 11
P2 : 4x − 6y − 2z = −4
(4)
P1 : 3x − 2y + 6z = 2
P2 : 5x − y + 3z = 8
Question 13. Find the distance between two objects.
(1) A point A = (2, 5, 6) and a line
L : x = 3 − t, y = −2 − 2t, z = 5 + 3t
(2) A point A = (−1, −2, 1) and a line
L : x = 2 + 3t, y = 5 − 7t, z = 5 + 2t
(3) A point A = (3, 6, 4) and a plane P : −2x + 2y + z = 2.
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(4) A point A = (1, 2, −3) and a plane P : 6x − 2 2y − 10z = 4 2.
(5) Two lines
L1 : x = 3 + 2t, y = −4 + 3t, z = 3 − 5t
L2 : x = 1 − s, y = −6 − s, z = −1 − 2s
(6) Two lines
L1 : x = −5 + 2t, y = −3 − 3t, z = 7 + t
L2 : x = 2 − 4t, y = 2 + 6t, z = −2 − 2t
(7) Two lines
L1 : x = 3 − 2t, z = −5 − 3t, z = 1 + 7t
L2 : x = 9 + 2t, z = −2 + 3t, z = 5 − 7t
(8) Two lines
L1 : x = 11 + t, y = 7 + t, z = 35 + 4t
L2 : x = −1 − 2s, y = 4 + 6s, z = −4 + s
(9) Two lines
L1 : x = 9 − 2t, y = −7 − 4t, z = 6 + t
L2 : x = 10 + 7s, y = 12 + 9s, z = −3 − 6s
(10) A line
L : x = 5 + 3t, y = 3 − 2t, z = −1 + 3t
and a plane P : −2x + y − 2z = 9
(11) A line
L : x = 3 − 5t, y = −2 + 2t, z = 1 − t
and a plane P : 2x + 6y + 2z = 3
(12) Two planes
P1 : 3x + 4x − z = 8
P2 : 2x − 5x + 3z = 10
(13) Two planes √
P1 : −7x + 12y + 4 2z = 0
√
P2 : −7x + 12y + 4 2z = 3
Question 14.
(1) Find the implicit equation for the parametric equation
hx, yi = h3 cos t + 5 sin t − 2, cos t − sin t + 1i
(2) Find the implicit equation for the parametric equation
hx, yi = hcos t − 4 sin t + 2, 4 cos t + 2 sin t − 3i