MAT 240 Calculus III
Fall 2014 Quiz #3
NAME:_________________
1. State whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.
A) If u and v are vectors such that u  v = 0, then the vectors are perpendicular.
B) If u and v are vectors such that u × v = 0 , then the vectors are perpendicular.
C) The line L1 given by the symmetric equations
vector v =  1,  1, 2 
x 1 y 1 z  2
is parallel to the


2
1
3
D) If two planes are perpendicular to a third plane, then the two planes are parallel.
2. Given the vectors u =  1, 2, 3  and v =  2,  1, 2  , and w =  3, 4,5  find the
following:
A) u – 2v
B) u  v
D) PROJ v u
C) u × v
E) find the angle between u and v.
E) The area of the parallelogram formed by u and v.
F) A 45 pound force acts in the direction of v, find the vector component form of this force.
G) EXTRA CREDIT –
Find the volume of the parallelepiped formed by the vectors u, v, and w.
3. Two forces of 60 pounds and 90 pounds act upon an object with angles from the
horizontal of 135 and 30 respectively. Find the resulting force. To receive full credit,
your final answer should not be in terms of the angles, use exact values.
4. Find the work done in moving an object from the point (3,-1,0) to the point (2,3,1) if the
force is given by F = <5, 6, -2>.
5. SET UP ONLY the vector component form of the force vector and the distance vector you
would use to calculate the torque in the diagram below about the point A. Let   45 0 and to
receive full credit, your final answer should not be in terms of the angles, use exact values. YOU
DO NOT NEED TO FIND THE TORQUE. Just set up the vectors.
6. Find the parametric equations of the line that passes through the point 1, 2, 3 and is
parallel to the line given by the parametric equations: x  2t  1, y  3t  1, z  t  2
7. Find the parametric equations of the line that contains the points (1,2,3) and that is
perpendicular to the plane given by 2x – y + 3z = 6
8. Find the parametric equations of the line that contains the point  1, 4,  2 and is parallel
to the xy-plane and xz plane.
9. Find an equation of the plane that contains the points 1,1,1 , 2,1,  3 , and 3, 2,1
10. Find an equation of the plane that contains the point (1,2,3), and is parallel to the plane
given by 2 x  5 y  3z  30
11. Find an equation of the plane that contains the point  1, 4,  2 , and is parallel to the yzplane.
12. Find the point of intersection between the line x  2t  1, y  3t , z  t  2 and the line
x  s  1, y  s  1, z  2s  3
13. Find the parametric equations for the line of intersection of the planes 2 x  y  3z  6
and x  y  2 z  2
14. Find the distance between the point 3, 2, 1 and the line given by the parametric
equations x  t , y  t  3, z  t  4
15. Find the distance between the point 3, 2,1 and the plane given by 2x – y + z = 4.
16. Find the distance between the plane given by the equation x – 3y + 4z = 12 and the line
given by the equations x  7t  5, y  t  1, z  t  2 . (They do not intersect, do not worry
about showing that)