JAYPEE UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, WAKNAGHAT
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS-I (18B11MA111)
Tutorial Sheet 6
1. Find the vector and cartesian forms of the equation for the lines:
(i) The line through the origin and (5,−2,3) .
(ii) The line through the point P(3,−4,−1) parallel to the vector i + j +k .
(iii) The line through(1,1,1) and parallel to the z-axis.
(iv) The line through (2,4,5) perpendicular to the plane 3 x+7 y−5 z=21 .
(v) The line through (2,3 ,0) perpendicular to the vectors A=i+2 j+3 k and
B=3 i+4 j+5 k .
2. Find the equation for the plane of the following:
(i) The plane through(1,3,2) ,(3,−1,6) , (5,2,0) .
(ii) The plane through P(0,2,−1) normal to n=3 i−2 j−k .
3. Find the point of intersection of the lines x=2 t+1 , y=3 t +2 , z=4 t +3 and x= λ +2 ,
y=2 λ+ 4 , z=−4 λ−1 and then find the plane determined by these lines.
4. Convert the following:
4π
(2 , , 8)
(i) The point 3 from cylindrical to rectangular coordinates.
(ii) The point ( √ 3,1,4) from rectangular to cylindrical coordinates.
π π
(4 , , )
(iii) The points 4 6 from spherical to rectangular coordinates.
(iv) The point (1,−1,− √2) from rectangular to spherical coordinates.
(v) The point (2,2,3) Cartesian coordinates to cylindrical coordinates.
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5. Find the length of the curve defined by R (t )=(6t ,3 √ 2t
2
,2t3 ) , 0≤t ≤1 .
6. Find the directional derivative of the functions:
(i) f ( x , y , z )=2 yz+z 2 in the direction of the vector i+2 j+2 k at the point (1,−1,3) .
(ii) f ( x , y , z )=x 3 + y 3 + z 3 at the point (1,−1,2) in the direction of i +2 j +k .
7. Find the equation for the tangent plane and the normal line at the point P on the given
surface:
(i) x 2 y +xz 2 =2 y 2 z , P=(1,1,1) .
(ii) 2 z−x 2 , P=(2 ,0 ,2 ) .
(iii) √ 4−x 2−2 y 2 , P=(1 ,−1,1 ) .
8. Sketch the curve f ( x , y )=c together with ∇ f and the tangent line at the given point. Then
write an equation for the tangent line:
(i) x 2 + y 2 =4 , ( √ 2 , √ 2) .
(ii) xy=−4 , (2 ,−2 ) .
ANSWERS
1. (i) r⃗ =(5t ,−2t ,3t ) ; x=5 t , y=−2t ,z=3t
(ii) r⃗ =(3+t ) ^i+(t−4 ) ^j+(t−1 ) k^ ; x=3+t , y=t−4 , z=t−1
(iii) r⃗ =^i+ ^j+(1+t ) k^ ; x=1 , y=1 , z=1+t
(iv) r⃗ =(2+3 t ) ^i +( 4+7 t ) ^j+(5−5 t ) k^ x=2+3 t , y =4+7 t , z=5−5 t
;
(v) r⃗ =(2−2 t ) ^i+(3+4t ) ^j+(−2t ) k^ ; x=2−2t , y=3+4 t , z=−2 t
2. (i) 5 x+6 y+7 z=37 . (ii) 3 x−2 y−z=−3 .
3. −20 x +12 y +z=7 .
π
(2 , , 4 )
4. (i) (−1,−√ 3,8) (ii) 6 (iii) ( √ 2, √ 2,2 √ 3) .
7 π 3π π
(2 , , ) (2 √2 , ,3 )
(iv) 4 4 . (v) 4 .
5. 8 .
20 7 √6
6. (i) 3 . (ii) 2 .
7. (i) x− y =0 , (1+3t ,1−3t ,1) (ii) 2 x−z−2=0 , (2−4 t , 0 , 2+2 t ) .
(iii) x−2 y−3=0 , (1−t ,−1+2 t , 1+0 t ) .
8. (i) (2 √2,2 √2) , y=− x+2 √ 2 .
(ii) (−2,2) , x− y =4 .
