UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE SEDE TULUÁ

ASIGNATURA: CÁLCULO III, 111052M, GRUPO 50,51 Sem 2020 01

TALLER No 1: Funciones Vectoriales(I)

Profesores: Efraín Vásquez Millán

1. Vector-Valued Functions and Space Curves

1. Find the domain of the vector function
D√ E
a. r(t) = 4 − t2 , e−3t , ln(t + 1)
³t − 2´ ³ ´
b. r(t) = ~i + sin t ~j + ln(9 − t2 )~k
t+1
³ ´
c. r(t) = F(t) − G(t) donde F(t) = ln(t) ~i + 5t~j − 3t2~k, G(t) = ~i + 4t~j − 3t2~k
³ ´ ³ ´ ³ ´
d. r(t) = F(t) × G(t) donde F(t) = sin(t) ~i + cos(t) ~j, G(t) = sin(t) ~j +
³ ´
cos(t) ~k

2. Evaluate (if possible), the vector-valued function at each given value of t

³ ´ ³ ´
~
a. r(t) = cos(t) i + 2 sin(t) ~j

i. r(0) ii. r( π4 ) iii. r(θ − π) iv. r( π6 +∆t)−r( π6 )

³ ´ ³1´
b. r(t) = ~
ln(t) i + ~j + 3t~k
t

i. r(2) ii. r(−3) iii. r(t − 4) iv. r(1+∆t)−r(1)

3. Represent the plane curve by means of a vector function.

x2 y2
a. y = x + 5 c. y = (x − 2)2 e. 16
− 4
=1
b. 2x − 3y + 5 = 0 d. y = 4 − x2 2
e. x + y = 25 2

4. Find the limit.

D E Ã !
2
a. lı́m+ cos t, sin t, ln t t
x→0 c. lı́m e−3t~i + ~j + cos(2t)~k
x→0 sin2 t

D et − 1 √1 + t − 1 3 E D ln t E
−2t
b. lı́m , , d. lı́m arctan t, e ,
x→0 t t 1+t x→∞ t

1
 ³ ´ ³√
e. lı́m t~i + cos t~j + sin t~k ln t ~ 1 ~´
x→π
f. lı́m t ~i + j + k
x→1 t2 − 1 t−1

5. Sketch the curve with the given vector equation. Indicate with an arrow the direction in
which increases.
D E D E
a. r(t) = sin t, t d. r(t) = 1, cos t2 sin t
D E D E
b. r(t) = 3 cos 2t, 2 sin 2t e. r(t) = t3 , t2
D E
c. r(t) = 1 + t, 3t, −t f. r(t) = t2~i + t~j + 2~k

6. Find a vector equation and parametric equations for the line segment that joins P to Q.
a. P(0, 0, 0), Q(1, 2, 3) b. P(1, 0, 1), Q(2, 3, 1) c. P(1, −1, 2), Q(4, 1, 7)

7. Match the parametric equations with the graphs. Give reasons for your choices.(labeled
Figura 1-4)

a. x = cos 4t, y = t, z = sin 4t,

b. x = cos t, y = sin t, z = ln t,
c. x = t, y = 1/1 + t2 , z = t2 ,
d. x = e− t cos(10t), y = e− t sin(10t), z = e− t,

Figura 1: Figura 2:

Figura 3: Figura 4:

8. Find vector-valued functions forming the boundaries of the region in the figure. State the
interval for the parameter of each function.(labeled Figura 5-6)

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 Figura 5: Figura 6:

2. Derivatives and Integrals of Vector Functions

9. Sketch the plane curve represented by the vector-valued function, and sketch the vectors
r(t0 ) and r0 (t0 ) for the given value of t0 . Position the vectors such that the initial point of
r(t0 ) is at the origin and the initial point of r0 (t0 ) is at the terminal point of r(t0 ). What
is the relationship between r0 (t0 ) and the curve?
³ ´ ³ ´
a. r(t) = t2~i + t~j, t0 = 2 c. r(t) = cos t ~i + sin t ~j, t0 = π2
³1´
b. r(t) = t2~i + ~j, t0 = 2 d. r(t) = et~i + e2t~j, t0 = 0
t

10. Investigación.

a. Sketch the graph of r(t). Use a graphing utility to verify your graph.
b. Sketch the vectors r( 14 ), r( 21 ) and r( 12 ) − r( 41 ) on the graph in part (a).
r( 12 )−r( 14 )
c. Compare the vector r0 ( 14 ) with the vector 1
− 14
2

11. Let the vector-value function

³ ´ ³ ´
3
a. r(t) = 2 cos t ~i + 2 sin t ~j + t~k, b. r(t) = t~i + t2~j + ~k, t0 = 2
3π 2
t0 = 2

i. Sketch the space curve represented by the vector-valued function, and

ii. Sketch the vectors r(t0 ) and r0 (t0 ) for the given value of t0

12. Use the definition of the derivative to find r0 (t)

³ ´ ³ ´ ³√ ´ ³3´ D E
~
a. r(t) = 3t − 2 i + 1 − t b. 2 ~
j r(t) = ~
t i+ ~ ~
j − 2tkc. r(t) = 0, sin t, 4t
t

13. Find the open interval(s) on which the curve given by the vector-valued function is smooth.

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 ³ ´ ³ ´
a. r(t) = 5 cos t − cos 5t ~i + 5 sin t − sin 5t ~j, 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π. (epicycloid )
³ ´ ³ ´
b. r(t) = 2 cos3 θ ~i + 3 sin3 θ ~j
D 1 E
2
c. r(t) = t − 1, , −t
t
D E
2 3
d. r(t) = t , t

14. Find r0 (t)

D E
a. r(t) = 6t~i − 7t2~j + t3~k c. r(t) = sin t − t cos t, cos t + t sin t, t2
³ ´ ³ ´ D E
b. r(t) = a cos3 t ~i + a sin3 t ~j + 1~k d. r(t) = arcsin t, arc cos t, 0

15. Find (a) r00 (t) and (b) r00 (t) · r00 (t)
D E
1
a. r(t) = t i + t2~j
3~ c. r(t) = cos t + t sin t, sin t − t cos t, t
³ 2´ ³ ´ ³ ´ ³ ´
b. r(t) = 4 cos t ~i + 4 sin t ~j d. r(t) = 8 cos t ~i + 3 sin t ~j

16. Use the properties of the derivative to find the following.

h i h i
i. r0 (t) iii. Dt r(t) · u(t) v. Dt 3r(t) × u(t)
h i h° °i
00
ii. r (t) iv. Dt 3r(t) − u(t) vi. Dt r(t)° , t > 0
°

a. r(t) = t~i + 3t~j + t2~k, u(t) = 4t~i + t2~j + t3~k

1
b. r(t) = t~i + 2 sin t~j + 2 cos t~k, u(t) = ~i + 2 sin t~j + 2 cos t~k
t
17. Find the indefinite integral
Z Z ³ ´ Z ³
1~ ~ ´
a. (2t~i + ~j + ~k)dt c. e i + sin t~j + cos t~k dt e.
t~
ln t~i + j + k dt
t
Z ³ ´ Z ³
1~ ~ 1 ~´
b. i + j + t−3/2~k dt d. sec2 t~i + j dt
t 1 + t2

18. Evaluate the definite integral

Z1 Z2 ³
π
´
4 ~ 2t ~
a. (
1+t 2
j+
1 + t2
k)dt c. a cos t~i + a sin t~j + ~k dt
0 0

Z1 √ Z3
(t~i + t3~j + t ~k)dt kt~i + t2~jkdt
3
b. d.
−1 0

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 Z1 Z2 ³
π
´
e. (8t~i + t~j − ~k)dt f. 3 sin2 t cos t~i + 3 sin t cos2 t~j + 2 sin t cos t~k dt
0 0

19. Find r(t) for the given conditions

a. r0 (t) = 4e2t~i + 3e2t~j, r(0) = 2~i

√
b. r0 (t) = 3t2~j + 6 t~k, r(0) = ~i + 2~j
c. r00 (t) = −4 cos t~j − 3 sin t~k, r0 (0) = 3~k, r(0) = 4~j
√
d. r00 (t) = −32 cos t~j, r0 (0) = 600 3~i + 600~j, r(0) = 0~i + 0~j = O