MATH 2415 - Exam 1

1. Find (a) 8u (b) v-u (c) 3u+2v given the following values for u and v .

u 5, 2 ,

v 4, 4

(a) 8u
A)
80,16

(b) v - u

(c) 3u+2v

1,6

23, 2

B)

40,16

1,6

23, 8

C)

40,16

1, 6

23, 2

D)

120,16

1, 6

23, 2

E)

40,16

1, 6

2. The vector v and its initial point is given. Find the terminal point.

v 3,5 , initial point 6,3

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

3, 8
3,8
3,8
3, 8
8,3

25, 2

3. Complete the square to write the following equation in the standard equation of a sphere.

x 2 y 2 z 2 8 x 14 y 4 z 33 0
2
2
2
A) ( x 4) ( y 7) ( z 2) 36
2
2
2
B) ( x 4) ( y 7) ( z 2) 36
2
2
2
C) ( x 4) ( y 7) ( z 2) 36
2
2
2
D) ( x 4) ( y 7) ( z 2) 6
( x 4) 2 ( y 7) 2 ( z 2) 2 36
E)

4. Determine whether u and v are orthogonal, parallel, or neither.

u 20, 4 ,
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

v 5, 25

Parallel, same direction

Parallel, opposite direction
Orthogonal
Neither parallel nor orthogonal
None of the above

5. Find the direction angles of the vector u given below.

u 4, 2, 3

42.0 , 68.2 , 123.9

B) 42.0 , 68.2 , 123.9

C) 123.9 , 68.2 , 42.0

D) 0.7 , 68.2 , 123.9

E) 42.0 , 68.2 , 33.9

A)

6. Find the projection of u onto v, and the vector component of u orthogonal to v.

u 8,8 , v 6,5

Projection of u onto v

Component of u orthogonal to v

A)

96 80
,
61
61

880 1056
,
61
61

48 40
,
61 61

440 528
,
61
61

48 40
,
61 61

440 528
,
61
61

48 40
,
61
61

440 528
,
61
61

48 40
,
61 61

440 528
,
61 61

B)

C)

D)

E)

7. Use the triple scalar product to find the volume of the parallelepiped having adjacent edges given by the
vectors

u 8, 6, 3 , v 5,9, 7 , w 3,5,8
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

898
341
449
902
673

8. Find a set of parametric equations of the line through the points 3,6,5 and 4,14,9 .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

x 3 7t ,
x 3 7t ,
x 3 7t ,
x 3 6t ,
x 3 6t ,

y 6 8t , z 5 4t
y 6 8t , z 5 4t
y 6 8t , z 5 4t
y 6 4t , z 5 8t
z 6 4t , y 5 8t

9. Find an equation of a plane passing through the following three points.

(1,0, 3), ( 5,1,3), (5, 4,5)

A) 12( x 1) 22 y 36( z 3) 0
B) 16( x 1) 72 y 28( z 3) 0
C) 14( x 1) 56 y 14( z 3) 0
D) 16( x 1) 72 y 28( z 3) 0
E) 14( x 1) 56 y 14( z 3) 0

10. Find the distance between the planes given below.

3x 4 y 2 z 94 0
15 x 20 y 10 z 90 0

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

76
29
152
29
152
29
76
29
81
29

11. Find the distance from the point (-8, -10, -8) tothelinex=4+t,y=9+2t,z=3+2t.
A)
B)
C)
D)

122
3
122
9
122
3
122
9

12. Determine whether the following planes are parallel, orthogonal, or neither. If they are neither parallel nor
orthogonal, find the angle of intersection.

4 x 8 y 6 z 2 0
3x 10 y 9 z 4 0
A)
B)
C)

The planes are parallel.

The planes are orthogonal.
The planes are neither parallel nor orthogonal, the angle of intersection is 34.74 .

D)
E)

The planes are neither parallel nor orthogonal, the angle of intersection is 5.22 .
None of the above

13. Find the point of intersection between the line x = -2 + 3t, y = 9 + 4t, z = 1 + 10t, and the plane 8x

+ 3y + 6z = 5.
A) 5, 5, 9
B)
C)
D)

19 17 1
, ,

8 2 4
1, 13, 11
13 7 9
, ,

8 2 4

14. Find the domain of the vector-valued function given below.

1
5
i + 3- t j +
k.
t
e
t
t
, 3
(0,3) (3, )
( ,0) (0,3]
3,

r(t) =
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

15. Evaluate the limit given below.

t2 4
5
j k
lim 9t i 2
t 2
t 2t
t

5
A) 18 i k
2
5
B) 18 i j k
2
45
C)
2
5
D) 18 i 2 j k
2
E)

The limit does not exist.

16. Find the indefinite integral below.

1
12

i 18t 2 j 4t 5 k dt
5
t

Do not include an arbitrary constant vector.

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

4
3
i 6t 3 j 5t 5 k
4
t
4
3
4 i 6t 3 j 5t 5 k
t
4
3
3
5
i
j
k

6
t

5
t
t4
4
3
i 6t 3 j 5t 5 k
5
t
5
3
i 6t 3 j 5t 4 k
4
t

17. Find the indefinite integral below.

2e

2t

i 2sin 2t j 12 cos 4t k dt

Do not include an arbitrary constant vector.

2t
A) e i cos 2t j 12sin 4t k
B)
C)
D)
E)

e2t
i cos 2t j 3sin 4t k
2
e2 t i cos 2t j 3sin 4t k
e2 t i cos 2t j 3sin 4t k
e2 t i cos 2t j 3sin 4t k

18. The position vector r describes the path of an object moving in the xy-plane. Find the velocity and
acceleration vectors at the given point.

r (t ) 4t 3et , 4 4e4t ,

t3

A)

v(t ) 3e3 ,16e12 , a(t ) 3e3 ,64e12

B)

v(t ) 4 3e3 , 4e12 , a(t ) 3e3 ,16e12

C)

v(t ) 12 3e3 ,16e12 , a(t ) 3e3 ,64e12

D)

v(t ) 4 3e3 ,16e12 , a(t ) 3e3 ,64e12

E)

v(t ) 4 3e3 ,16e12 , a(t ) 12e3 ,16e12

19. The position vector r describes the path of an object moving in the xy-plane. Find the speed at the given
point.

r (t ) cos(t ), sin(t ), 16t 2 ,

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

1 16

1 16 2
1 4
1 256 2
1 256 2

20. Determine the maximum height and range of a projectile fired at a height of 6 feet above the ground with an
initial velocity of 100 feet per second at an angle of 40 degrees above the horizontal.
Maximum height
A) 125.69 feet

Range
314.74 feet

B)

92.75 feet

310.59 feet

C)

70.56 feet

314.74 feet

D)

70.56 feet

183.38 feet

E)

92.75 feet

183.38 feet

21. Find the unit tangent vector to the curve given below at the specified point.

r (t ) 5t i 3t 2 j,
A)

T(3)

B)

T(3)

C)

T(3)

D)

T(3)

E)

T(3)

5
349
5
349
18
349
5
349
18
349

t3
i
i
i
i
i

18
349
18
349
5
349
18
349
5
349

j
j
j
j
j

22. Find the tangential and normal components of acceleration for the given position function at time t = 1.

r (t ) t 3 , t 2 , 6t

22
,
7
31
,
7
31
,
7
15
,
7
22
,
7

A)

aT

B)

aT

C)

aT

D)

aT

E)

aT

6 41
7
5 37
aN
7
7 37
aN
5
6 41
aN
7
6 41
aN
7
aN

23. Find the principle unit normal vector to the curve given below at the specified point.

r(t ) t i 2t 2 j,
A)

N(4)

B)

N(4)

C)

N(4)

D)

N(4)

E)

N(4)

t4

16
1
i
j
257
257
16
1
i
j
65
65
16
1
i
j
257
257
16
1
i
j
65
65
16
1
i
j
257
257

24. Find the length of the plane curve given below.

r (t ) t , 4, 2t
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

666
74
37
222
111

, 0 t 11

25. Find the curvature, K, of the curve given below at t = 1.

r (t ) t i 6t 2 j 6t k

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

12 37

181

12 37

49

181

12

181

37

181