EMU - Mathematics Department

MATH152: MT-1 Examination, November 22, 8:30, 2021.

Group No: Student No: Name:

Q 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total

Important Notes: The exam consists of 15 multiple choice questions with a total of
120 points. Just one of the provided options is a correct answer. You are allowed to
mark just one option. Marking a correct answer brings you 8 pts. Otherwise, including
marking two or more options as well, no points. Time limit is 90 minutes. You may solve
easy questions for you at first and postpone hard questions to the end of duration. You
are not allowed to use calculators. GOOD LUCK.

Q.1. (8 pts.) Given the point P (4, 2, 3) on the sphere S with the equation (x − 1)2 +
(y − 2)2 + (z + 1)2 = 25, find the point Q such that the line segment P Q is a diameter
for S.
Options:

 Q(1, 5, 3)

 Q(−2, 2, −5)

 Q(5, −1, −1)

 Q(4, 2, 2)

 None of them

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Q.2. (8 pts.) Given a quadratic curve by the equation

2x2 + 3y 2 − 4x − 12y + 10 = 0,

determine the type of this curve.

Options:

 Circle

 Parabola

 Plane

 Ellipse

 None of them
Q.3. (8 pts.) Find values of a and b, for which the following vectors are parallel:

u = h12, a + b, 24i, v = h10, 15, a − bi.

Options:

 a = −20, b = 2

 a = −20, b = 1

 a = 19, b = −1

 a = −19, b = 1

 None of them

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Q.4. (8 pts.) Find a value of a, for which the following vectors are orthogonal:

u = h3, a, 4i, v = h2, 5, ai.

Options:
3
 2

 − 23
5
 3

 − 32

 None of them

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Q.5. (8 pts) Find a vector v in the space which has positive components, the magnitude
to be 3, and has the first two of its direction cosines to be
1 2
cos α = , cos β = .
3 3
Options:

 v = i + 2j + 2k

 v = 2i − j + 2k

 v =i+j+k

 v =i+j−k

 None of them
Q.6. (8 pts) Find the area of the portion of the plane 2x + y + 3z = 6 in the first octant.
Options:
√
 2 14
√
 3 15
√
 2 15
√
 3 14

 None of them

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Q.7. (8 pts) Find the projection vector of u = h1, 3, −2i onto v = h3, −1, 2i.
Options:

 h 37 , 47 , − 75 i

 h 37 , 47 , 57 i

 h− 76 , 72 , − 47 i

 h 57 , 47 , − 73 i

 None of them

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Q.8. (8 pts) Find the point of intersection of the line, given by parametric equations

x = 1 + 2t, y = 2 − 3t, z = 3 + t, −∞ < t < ∞,

and the plane 3x + 4y − 2z = 13.

Options:

 P (−1, 5, 2)

 P (2, 5, 3)

 P (1, 2, 5)

 P (5, 2, 1)

 None of them
Q.9. (8 pts) Find the arc length of the curve given by parametric equations
√
x = t2 , y = 2 2t, z = ln(t2 ), 1 ≤ t ≤ 2.

Options:
3+2 ln 2
 2

 2 + 2 ln 2

 3 + ln 2

 3 + 2 ln 2

 None of them

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Q.10. (8 pts) Find a vector v of length 2 tangent the curve given below when t = 1?
√
2 4 2 3/2
x=t , y= t , z = 2t, t ≥ 0.
3
Options:
√
 i + 2j − k
√
 i + 2j + k
√
 i − 2j − k
√
 2i + j + k

 None of them

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Q.11. (8 pts) Evaluate u × v if u = h1, 2, 3i and v = h3, 2, 1i.
Options:

 h−2, 4, −2i

 h4, −8, 4i

 h−4, 8, −4i

 0

 None of them
 P∞ (2x+8)n
Q.12. (8 pts.) Given power series n=1 n4n+1 , what is its interval of convergence I?
Options:

 I = [−6, , −2]

 I = (−∞, ∞)

 I = [−6, −2)

 I = (−4, 4]

 None of them

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Q.13. (8 pts.) Use power series expansions to evaluate the limit

x(1 − cos 3x)

lim
x→0 e−9x (2x− sin 2x)

Hint: Some power series expansions are as follows

x2 x3
ex = 1 + x + + + ···
2 3!
x3 x5 x7
sin x = x − + − + ···
3! 5! 7!
x2 x4 x6
cos x = 1 − + − + ···
2 4! 6!
Options:
5
 8
3
 7
5
 9
3
 8

 None of them
Q.14. (8 pts) Find the distance from the point P (3, −1, 4) to the line L given by
parametric equations

x = −2 + 3t, y = −2t, z = 1 + 4t, −∞ < t < ∞.

Options:
√
 3
√
 6

 3
√
 √176
29

 None of them

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Q.15. (8 pts) Find the first three nonzero terms of the Taylor series of f (x) = sin x in
the powers of x − π6 .
Options:
√
   2
1 3 π 1 π
 2
+ 2
x− 6
−4
x − 6 + ···

√
   2
3
 − 21 + 2
π 1 π
x − 6 − 4 x − 6 + ···

√
   2
1 3 π 1 π
 2
− 2
x− 6
−4
x − 6 + ···

√
   2
1 3 π 1 π
 2
+ 2
x− 6
+4
x − 6 + ···

 None of them