Calculus 3 (MTH 203) Fall 2013 Midterm 1

Q1.(14%) a) Find the equation of the line through 1, −2, 3 and perpendicular to the
plane 2x  3y − z  5

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b) Find the equation of the plane through the point P1, 2, −2 that contains the line
x  2t, y  3 − t, z  1  3t.

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Q2 (6%) a)Show the lines given by the symmetric equations x − 1   z−3
2 3 4
x  1 y−3 z  5
and   are skew.
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b)(6%) Find the distance between the planes x − y  3z  1 and x − 2y  6z  5

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 Q3.(8%) Find the symmetric equations for the line of intersection of the planes

5x − 2y − 2z  1 and 4x  y  z  6.

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Q4. (6%)Let fx, y  ln5 − x 2 − 5y 2  a) Find and sketch the domain of f. b)Sketch the
level curve of the surface that passes through the point 1, 0.
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x, y ≠ 0, 0
Q5. (12%) Let fx, y  x 4  2y 4 . .
0 x, y  0, 0

a) Is fx, y continuous at 0, 0? Justify your answer?

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b) Does f x 0, 0 and f y 0, 0 exist? Justify your answer?
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Q6.(6%) Show that the indicated limit exists

−x 2 −y 2
lim e 2 −2 1
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x,y→0,0 x y

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 Q7.(16%) a)If z  fx, y is implicitly defined by z tanx  y − 2xy 2 z 3  1  z 2  5y 2 ,
find ∂z ?
∂x

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b)Use the chain rule to find ∂w if w  r 2 t  v 3 r  ue 3v with t  x 2 y 2 z, r  x 2 yz,
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u  xyz 2 , v  e xyz
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 Q8. (10%) Consider the function fx, y  y lnx. a) Find the directional derivative of f
at the point 1, −3 in the direction of the vector u  −4, 3 .

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b) What is the maximum and minimum rate of change of f at the point 1, −3.

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Q9.(6%) Find the points on the ellipsoid x 2  2y 2  3z 2  1 where the tangent plane is
parallel to the plane 3x − y  3z  1.
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Q10. (12%)a) Let fx, y  x − ye . Find the linearization of f at
4, −2 .

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b) Use part (a) to approximate f4. 01, −2. 01?
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