Math 55 Review Questions

1. Evaluate the directional derivative of f (x, y, z) = the direction of v = 1, 2, 2 .

xyz at (3, 2, 6) in

2. Determine the maximum rate of change of f (x, y) = sin xy at (1, ) and the direction in which it occurs. 3. Give an equation of the tangent plane to x + y + z = 3exyz at the point (0, 1, 2). 4. Find the relative maximum and minimum values and saddle point(s) of f (x, y) = xy 2x 2y x2 y 2 . 5. Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of f (x, y) = x+yxy on the closed triangular region with vertices (0, 0), (0, 2), and (4, 0). 6. Use Lagrange multipliers to nd the maximum and minimum values of f (x, y, z) = x2 + y 2 + z 2 subject to the constraint x + y + z = 12. 7. Determine the dimensions of the rectangular box with largest volume if the total surface area is given as 96 cm3 . 8. Determine the volume of the solid that lies under the hyperbolic paraboloid z = 3y 2 x2 + 2 and above the rectangle R = [1, 1] [1, 2].
4 2 x

9. Evaluate
0

y3

1 dy dx by reversing the order of integration. +1

10. Evaluate

y2 dA where R is the region that lies between the 2 2 R x +y circles centered at the origin of radii 1 and 2.

11. Set-up an iterated integral equal to the area of the region bounded by x = y 2 1 and x + y = 1.

12. A lamina occupies the part of the disk x2 +y 2 1 in the rst quadrant. Find its mass if the density at any point is twice its distance from the x-axis. 13. Find the area of the surface z = 1+3x+2y 2 that lies above the triangle with vertices (0, 0), (0, 1), and (2, 1). 14. Find parametric equations for the surface obtained by rotating the part of the curve y = ex where x 0 about the y-axis. 15. Find an equation of the tangent plane to the surface area of the helicoid r(u, v) = u cos v, u sin v, v at the point where u =
1 2

and v = . 3

16. Set-up an iterated integral equal to the surface area of the helicoid (in item 15) for 0 u 1 and 0 v .

Answers

1. 1 2. change of 1 + 2 in the direction of , 1

3. 5x + y + z 3 = 0 4. relative max at (2, 2) 5. absolute max at (4, 0), absolute min at (0, 0) 6. no max, absolute min at (4,4,4) 7. 4 cm 4 cm 4cm 8. 9. 10. 11.
2 y 2 1

52 3 ln 9 3 3 2
1 1y

dx dy 2 3
3 3

12.

36 2 10 2 13. 24 14. r(u, v) = ln u cos v, u, ln u sin v , 1 u, 0 v 2 3 1 1 3 1 15. x y + z =0 2 4 2 4 2 3

1 0

16.
0

1 + u2 du dv