Calculus III
MATH 263 1L
February 18, 2021
NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY
Department of Mathematics
Alejandro J. Castro Castilla
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MIDTERM EXAM #1
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(1) If u = hu1 , u2 , u3 i, v = hv1 , v2 , v3 i and w = hw1 , w2 , w3 i are mutually perpendicular vectors,
show that
u × (v × w) = 0.
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(2)
a) Find parametric equations for the intersection of the planes 2x+y−z = 3 and x+2y+z = 3.
b) Find the acute angle between the two planes in part a).
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(3) Find an equation of the surface consisting of all points that are equidistant from the point
(0, 0, 1) and the plane z = −1. Identify and sketch such surface.
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(4)
a) Sketch the sphere x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1 and the elliptic cylinder x2 + 2z 2 = 1. Try to guess the
curves resulting of their intersection.
b) Find parametrizations of the two intersection curves.
Hint: take z = 2−1/2 sin t.
c) Compute the total length of these intersection curves.
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(5) Find the curvature at t = 0 of the vector-valued function
r(t) = 2t i + e2t j + e−2t k.