MAC 2313

Exam 1A
Department of Mathematics Spring 2018

A. Sign your bubble sheet on the back at the bottom in ink.

B. In pencil, write and encode in the spaces indicated:

1) Name (last name, first initial, middle initial)

2) UF ID number
3) Section number

C. Under “special codes” code in the test ID numbers 1, 1.

• 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
• 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
D. At the top right of your answer sheet, for “Test Form Code”, encode A.
• B C D E
E. 1) This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions, ranging from three points to five
points in value, plus 2 free response questions worth 20 points. The test is counted
out of 80 points, and there are 9 bonus points available.
2) The time allowed is 90 minutes.
3) You may write on the test.
4) Raise your hand if you need more scratch paper or if you have a problem with your
test. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SEAT UNLESS YOU ARE FINISHED WITH
THE TEST.

F. KEEP YOUR BUBBLE SHEET COVERED AT ALL TIMES.

G. When you are finished:

1) Before turning in your test check carefully for transcribing errors. Any mis-
takes you leave in are there to stay.
2) You must turn in your scantron and tearoff sheets to your discussion leader or exam
proctor. Be prepared to show your picture I.D. with a legible signature.
3) The answers will be posted in Canvas within one day after the exam. Your dis-
cussion leader will return your tearoff sheet with your exam score in discussion.
Your score will also be posted in Canvas within one week of the exam.
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NOTE: Be sure to bubble the answers to questions 1−15 on your scantron.

Questions 1 − 12 are worth 5 points each.

1. Given a point A(−2, 3, −4), which of the following is/are correct?

P. The distance from A to the x-axis is 5.

Q. The distance from A to the xy-plane is 4.

R. The distance from A to the plane x = 1 is 1.

a. P only b. Q only c. R only

d. P and Q only e. Q and R only

2. The lines h1 + 3t, −1, 4 − 3ti and h1 + t, 1 − t, 2i intersect in the point (3, −1, 2). What
is the angle between the two lines?

     
π π −1 4 −1 4 −1 3
a. b. c. cos √ d. sin √ e. sin √
3 6 3 3 3 3 14

3. In the following picture, ~u = h2, 4, 5i and ~v = h1, 1, 0i. Find the vector w.
~

a. h5, 7, 5i
b. h3, 3, 0i ~u
w
~
c. h1, −1, 0i
d. h−6, 6, 0i
e. h−1, 1, 5i ~v
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4. The vector ha, b, 2i is perpendicular to the plane z = 2x − 3y + 1. What is the value of

a?

a. −4 b. −2 c. 2 d. 4

e. insufficient information to determine the answer

5. Given three points P (4, 3, 5), Q(5, 5, 6) and R(6, 7, 8), find the area of the triangle PQR.

√ √
√ 5 √ 3 √
a. 5 b. c. 3 d. e. 2
2 2

6. Which of the following equations describe the line passing through the points (2, 0, 1)
and (3, 3, 3)?

x−2 y z−1
L1 : = =
−1 −3 −2
x−2 y z−1
L2 : = =
3 3 3
x−3 y−3 z−3
L3 : = =
2 6 4

a. L1 only b. L2 only c. L3 only

d. L1 and L3 e. none of them

7. If the curve C is parametrized by ~r(t) = h1, t2 , t3 i, what is the rate of change of the arc
length function when t = 1?

√ √ √
a. 2 b. 7 c. 13 d. 14 e. 3
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8. Consider the surface x2 − y 2 − 4z 2 = 0. Which of the following is/are correct?

P. The traces in the plane parallel to the yz-plane are ellipses.

Q. The vertical trace in the xz-plane is two lines x = 2z and x = −2z.

R. The graph of the surface is

a. P only b. Q only c. R only

d. P and Q only e. P and R only

9. If the curve C is ~r(t) = ht2 , 2t cos(t), 2t sin(t)i, then the curve C must lie on the surface
.

a. x2 + z 2 = 4y b. x2 − z 2 = 2y c. y 2 + z 2 = 4x

d. y 2 + z 2 = 4x2 e. y 2 + z 2 = x2

10. The path of a particle parametrized by time t is ~r(t) = ht2 , 2t, ti. Find the curvature
of the particle’s path at the point (1, 2, 1).

√ √ √ √ √
5 2 5 2 5 5 5
a. b. c. d. e.
9 27 9 27 81
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11. Which of the following is an equation of the tangent line to the curve

~r(t) = htan(t), 2t + et , esin(t) i at t = 0.

a. hx, y, zi = ht, 1 + 3t, 1 + ti

b. hx, y, zi = ht, 1 + 2t, 1 + ti
c. hx, y, zi = ht, 1 + 3t, 1i
d. hx, y, zi = h1, 3 + t, 1 + ti
e. hx, y, zi = h1, 2 + t, ti

12. A particle moves with the position function ~r(t) = hcos(t), sin(t), cos(t)i. Find aT + aN
at t = π/2, where aT and aN are the tangential and normal components of acceleration,
respectively.

√
√ 6 2 √ √
a. 2 b. c. √ d. 2+ 3 e. 1
2 6

Continue to the bonus problems on the next page.

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Bonus Questions 13 − 15 are worth 3 points each.

13. If ~u(t) is a unit vector, then ~u(t) · u~0 (t) =

a. 1 b. −1 c. 0 d. cannot determine

14. If the vectors ~u and ~v lie flat on the page and point in the directions indicated below,
which of the following statements is true?

~u

~v

a. ~u · ~v < 0 b. ~u · ~v > 0 c. ~u · (~u × ~v ) < 0 d. ~u · (~u × ~v ) > 0

15. Let ~r(t) be a vector-valued function in R3 such that T̂ (t), N̂ (t), and B̂(t) are defined
for all t. Which of the following statements is true?

a. |T̂ (t) × N̂ (t)| = 0 b. B̂(t) · B̂(t) = 1

c. N̂ (t) · N̂ (t) = 0 d. B̂(t) = N̂ (t) × T̂ (t)
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 MAC 2313 Exam 1A, Part II Free Response

Name: Section #:
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x−1 y z+2
1. (10 points) Let P be the plane containing two lines L1 : = = and
2 1 −1
x+1 z+1
L2 : = ; y = −1.
−1 1
(a) Find an equation of the plane P .

(b) Find the distance from the point (3, 2, 1) to the plane P .

distance =
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√
2. (10 points) For the position function ~r(t) = hcos(t2 ), − sin(t2 ), t2 i, 0 ≤ t ≤ π, find the
following:

(a) velocity: ~v (t) =

(b) speed at any time t:

√
(c) unit tangent vector at t = π:

(d) arc length =

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