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18.02 Multivariable Calculus

Fall 2007

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 18.02 Practice Exam 1 A – Solutions

Problem 1.
−−� ˆ −−� 1 1ˆ
a) OQ = ˆı + ˆ� + k; OR = ˆı + ˆ� + k.
2 2
−−� −−� �
OQ · OR →1, 1, 1⊥ · 12 , 1, 12 ⊥ 2 2
b) cos � = −−� −−� = � ⎦3 = .
|OQ | |OR | 3 2 3

Problem 2.
� �
� = dR = →−3 sin t, 3 cos t, 1⊥.
⎦
Velocity: V �|=
Speed: |V 9 sin2 t + 9 cos2 t + 1 = 10.
dt

Problem 3.
⎤ � ⎤ � ⎤ �
1 1 2 1 −1 2 1 2 −3
1⎥
a) Minors: � −2 −2 −2 ⎣. Cofactors: � 2 −2 2 ⎣. Inverse: � −1 −2 5 ⎣.
⎥ � ⎥ � �
2
−3 −5 −6 −3 5 −6 2 2 −6
⎤ �
−3
b) X = A B = � 4 ⎣.
−1 ⎥ �
−4
Problem 4.
−−� −−�
Q = top of the ladder: OQ = →0, L sin �⊥; R = bottom of the ladder: OR = →−L cos �, 0⊥.
−−� −−� −−�
Midpoint: OP = 12 (OQ + OR ) = →− L2 cos �,
L2 sin �⊥.

Parametric equations:
x = −
L2 cos �, y =
L2 sin �.

Problem 5.
ˆ ⎡⎡
⎡ ⎡
⎡ ı̂ ˆ� k �
−−− −−− ⎡
ˆ −−−� −−−�
a) P0 P1 × P0 P2 = ⎡ −1 −1 1 ⎡ = ˆı + ˆ� + 2k. Area = 12 |P0 P1 × P0 P2 | = 12 6.
⎡ ⎡
⎡
⎡ 0 −2 1 ⎡
⎡

−−−� −−−� ˆ
b) Normal vector: P0 P1 × P0 P2 = ˆı + ˆ� + 2k. Equation: x + y + 2z = 3.
c) Parametric equations for the line: x = −1 + t, y = t, z = t.
Substituting: −1 + 4t = 3, t = 1, intersection point (0, 1, 1).

Problem 6.
d � � � ·R � +R� ·V
� = 2R� ·V
�.
a) (R · R) = V
dt
b) Assume |R� | is constant: then d (R
� ·R� ) = 2R
� ·V
� = 0, i.e. R
� �V
�.
dt
c) R � = 0, so d (R
� ·V � ·V
�)=V � ·V
� +R � ·A� = 0. Therefore R� ·A� = −|V
� |2 .
dt