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MTh301-Calculus II
Midterm Special 2006

¾ At critical points function can assume

o maximum value.
o minimum value.
o both maximum and minimum value.
o zero value

¾ A plane can be perfectly determined by

o one point.
o one point and normal vector.

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o one point and parallel vector.

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o one normal vector.

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¾ The length and width of a rectangle are measured with the errors of at most 4 %

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and 3%, respectively. Use differentials to approximate the maximum percentage
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Solution:
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Let
te .n

x = length
si at
eb nn

y = width
W ja
st //vu

A = area

Then A = xy So
Be tp:
ht

∂A
=y
∂x

∂A
=x
∂y

Therefore,

∂A ∂A
∂A ≈ + ∂y
∂x ∂y

= y∂x + x∂y

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We desire percentage change in A, which is relative change multiplied by 100 so

let’s work out relative change first. This is given by
∂A y∂x x∂y
≈ +
A A A

∂x ∂y
= +
x y

Since

A = xy

∂x ∂y
−0.04 ≤ ≤ 0.04 and −0.03 ≤ ≤ 0.04
x y

ts
en
∂A
The maximum possible value for given the above constraints. This happens

ud
A
∂x ∂y ∂A

St
when = 0.04 and = 0.03 , giving = 0.07 . This is relative error, so the
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x y A
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percentage error is 7%.

p
To ing
te .n
si at

Convert the Cartesian coordinates (1, 2 , −2) into cylindrical coordinates.

eb nn
W ja

Solution:
st //vu

We are to convert (x,y,z) int (r, θ ,z)

Be tp:
ht

Given:

x =1

y= 2

z = −2

We know that:

r = x2 + y2

Put value of x and y in the above equation:

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r = (1) 2 + ( 2 ) 2

r = 1+ 2

r= 3

y
tan θ =
x

y
θ = tan −1 ( )
x

ts
θ = tan −1 ( )

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1

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θ = tan −1 2

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θ = 54.73 VU
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z = −2
te .n

So the cylindrical coordinates are ( 3 ,54.73,−2)

si at
eb nn

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G ^ ^ ^
W ja

a = i+ j − k
¾ A unit vector in the direction of
st //vu

is

1 1 −1
Be tp:

, ,
ht

o 3 3 3
1 1 −1
, ,
o 3 3 3
1 −1 −1
, ,
o 2 2 2
1 1 −1
, ,
o 2 2 2

Find equation of the tangent plane to the surface z = x + y at the point (2,1,3) .
3 3

Solution:

f x = 3x − y

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f y = 3y − x

f z = −1

fx ( P) = 6 −1 = 5

fy (P) = 3 − 2 = 1

f z ( P ) = −1

Equation of tangent line to the surface through P is:

5 ( x − 2 ) + 1( y − 1) − 1( z − 3 ) = 0

ts
en
5 x − 10 + y − 1 − z + 3 = 0

ud
St
el m
Hence:
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5x + y − z − 8 = 0
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G ^ G
te .n

^ ^ ^ ^ ^
a = i + 2 j + k and b = 2 i + 3 j + 2 k
si at

Dot product of is
eb nn

o 8
W ja

o 5
st //vu

o 10
o 13
∫∫ x dA ;
Be tp:

¾ Evaluate the double integral R R is the region bounded

ht

16
y= , y = x , and x = 8
by x .
Solution:
Area of R = ∫∫ R
x 2 dA
8 x
=∫ ∫
16 x 2 dydx
2
x

x
8 x
= ∫ ∫16 x 16 dx 2
2
x
x
8
= ∫ x 3 − 16 xdx
2

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8x 4 16 x 2
=∫ −
2 4 2
4
8 x
=∫ − 8x2
2 4

⎛ 84 ⎞ ⎛ 24 ⎞
= ⎜ − 8× 8⎟ − ⎜ − 8× 2 ⎟
⎝4 ⎠ ⎝ 4 ⎠
= 972

¾ Domain of x + y is
o x+ y> 0
o x≥0,y≥0

ts
o x > 0, y > 0

en
o x+ y≥ 0

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¾ Use double integrals to compute the volume of the solid bounded by the

St
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cylinder x 2 + y 2 = 9 and the planes y + z = 9 and z = 0
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Solution:
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∫ ∫ (9 − y)da
te .n

R
si at

R as a type 1 region we find that:

eb nn
W ja

9− x2
( 9 − y ) dydx
2
V =∫ ∫
st //vu

−2 − 9 − x 2
Be tp:

2⎡ 1 2⎤ 9 − x2
= ∫ ⎢9 y − y ⎥
ht

−2
⎣ 2 ⎦ y = − 9 − x 2 dx

2
= ∫ 18 9 − x 2 dx
−2

⎛1 ⎞
= 18 ⎜ π 92 ⎟ = 729π
⎝2 ⎠

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