Mathematics 54 03 November 2015

4th Long Exam 1st Sem AY 2015-16

General Instructions: This exam is good for 80 minutes. Use only black or blue non-erasable ink pens.
Provide complete, neat, and correct solutions to earn full points, and box all final answers. The use of
electronic devices is strictly prohibited.
Any form of cheating in examinations or any act of dishonesty in relation to studies, such as plagia-
rism, shall be subject to disciplinary action.
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ln (2 t) sin (t + ) + t + 5t + 4 k
 
if t 6= 1

I. Consider ~R(t) = t+1 t2 + t .
(ln 3) 3 k

if t = 1

1. Find dom ~R. (2 pts)

2. Determine if ~R(t) is continuous at t = 1. (4 pts)

II. Find a set of parametric equations for the curve of intersection of the two elliptic paraboloids
x2 + 2y2 = 18 z and 2x2 + y2 = 9 + z. (3 pts)
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III. Given ~R(t) = t2 , cos (t 1), 22t3 , Q ~ (1) = h3, 1, 4i.
~ (1) = h2, 4, 0i, and Q

1. Find a vector equation for the tangent line to the graph of ~R at t = 1. (3 pts)
 
~ (1).
2. Evaluate ~R Q (2 pts)

IV. Let ~R(t) be a vector-valued function with ~R(0) = h3, 1, 2i, ~R (0) = h0, 1, 1i, and
~T (0) = h4, 1, 1i.

~ to the graph of ~R at t = 0.
1. Determine the unit normal vector N (2 pts)
2. Find the radius of curvature for the graph of ~R at t = 0. (2 pts)
3. Give an equation of the osculating plane to the graph of ~R at t = 0. (4 pts)
 
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V. Reparametrize ~R(t) = 2t3 , t3 , 1 t3 using the arc length parameter from the reference point
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(2, /3, 2) in the direction of increasing t.
2 (4 pts)

VI. A particle is moving in space such that its velocity at any time t 0 is given by
~ (t) = h3, 4 cos 2t, 4 sin 2ti.
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1. Find the position vector function of the particle if it is at the point (2, 0, 1) at t = 0. (3 pts)
2. Find the distance traveled by the particle from t = 0 to t = 2. (3 pts)
3. Find the normal and tangential components of acceleration at t = . (3 pts)

VII. A cannon is located at the edge of a cliff that is 64 ft high. A projectile is fired from the cannon to
the ground at an angle of 30 above the horizontal and with an initial velocity of 96 ft/s. Assume
that the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity is 32 ft/s2 .

1. Find the time at which the projectile reaches its maximum height. (2 pts)
2. Find the projectiles time of flight and its range. (3 pts)
E ND OF E XAM
T OTAL: 40 points