Final Exam Review – MATH 215 (Fall 2018)

General tips/notes:

• Go through text/notes and make sure you understand the main concepts.

• Work through the examples from text and lectures.

• Work out midterm quiz problems.

• Work out problems from this review sheet.

• Time permitting, work out as many as the WeBWorK problems as possible.

• Time permitting, work out as many as the practice problems from the text as possible.

Review Problems:
Chapter 12 – Vectors and the Geometry of Space

(1) Find parametric and symmetric equations for

(a) the line through the points (−8, 1, 4) and (3, −2, 4)
(b) the line through (2, 1, 0) and perpendicular to both i + j and j + k
(c) the line through (2, 1, 0) and parallel to the line x + 2 = y/2 = z − 3
(d) the line of intersection of the planes x + 2y + 3z = 1 and x − y + z = 1.

(2) Find an equation of

(a) the plane through the point (−1, 1/2, 3) and with normal vector i + 4j + k
(b) the plane through the point (2, 0, 1) and perpendicular to the line x = 3t, y = 2 − t, z = 3 + 4t
(c) the plane through the point (1, −1, −1) and parallel to the plane 5x − y − z = 6
(d) the plane through the point (1, 5, 1) and perpendicular to the planes 2x + y − 2z = 2 and
x + 3z = 4
(e) the plane that passes through the point (−1, 2, 1) and contains the line of intersection of the
planes x + y − z = 2 and 2x − y + 3z = 1
(f) the plane through the points (0, 1, 1), (1, 0, 1), and (1, 1, 0).

(3) Find the distance

(a) from the point (1, −2, 4) to the plane 3x + 2y + 6z = 5
(b) from the point (4, 1, −2) to the line x = 1 + t, y = 3 − 2t, z = 4 − 3t
(c) between the parallel planes 2x − 3y + z = 4 and 4x − 6y + 2z = 3.

Other topics: angle between vectors, area of parallelogram/parallelepiped whose sides are prescribed,
scalar/vector projection (see problems from Midterm 1 (and its review document), class notes and
quizzes.)

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Chapter 13 – Vector Functions

(1) Find the domain of the vector functions

√ t−2
(a) r(t) = h 4 − t2 , e−3t , ln(t + 1)i (b) r(t) = i + sin t j + ln(9 − t2 ) k
t+2

(2) Find the limit

t2 t2 − 1 √
   
sin πt
(a) lim e−3t i + j + cos 2t k (b) lim i+ t+8 j+ k
t→0 sin2 t t→1 t−1 ln t
p
(3) Find a vector function that represents the curve of intersection of the cone z = x2 + y 2 and the
plane z = 1 + y.

(4) Find the unit tangent vector T(t) to the curve with vector equation r(t) = ht3 + 3t, t2 + 1, 3t + 4i at
the point corresponding to t = 1.

(5) Find parametric equations for the tangent line to the curve
x = e−t cos t, y = e−t sin t, z = e−t
at the point (1, 0, 1).

(6) The curves r1 (t) = ht, t2 , t3 i and r2 (t) = hsin t, sin 2t, ti intersect at the origin. Find their angle of
intersection.

(7) Find the length of the curves

√
(a) r(t) = h 2t, et , e−t i, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1 (b) r(t) = i + t2 j + t3 k, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1

(8) Reparameterize the curve r(t) = 2t i + (t − 3t) j + (5 + 4t) k with respect to arc length measured
from the point where t = 0 in the direction of increasing t.

(9) Find the unit tangent vector T(t), unit normal vector N(t), and the curvature for the space curve
with vector equation r(t) = ht, 3 cos t, 3 sin ti.

(10) Find the vectors T, N, and B for the space curve with vector equation r(t) = ht2 , 2/3t3 , ti at the
point (1, 2/3, 1).

Chapter 14 – Partial Derivatives

(1) Find the limit, if it exists, or show that the limit does not exist

(a) lim = (5x3 − x2 y 2 ) x4 − 4y 2

(x,y)→(1,2) (c) lim =
(x,y)→(0,0) x2 + 2y 2
x2 + y 2 + z 2 − 1
(b) lim =p y 2 sin2 x
(x,y,z)→(0,0,1) x2 + y 2 + z 2 − 1 (d) lim =
(x,y)→(0,0) x4 + y 4

(2) Determine the set of points at which the function is continuous

ex + ey 1 + x2 + y 2
(a) F (x, y) = (b) G(x, y) =
exy − 1 1 − x2 − y 2

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 (3) Find the indicated partial derivatives

(a) f (x, y) = x4 y 2 − x3 y; fxxx , fxyx ∂3u

(b) u = erθ sin θ;
∂r2 ∂θ

(4) Find an equation of the tangent plane to the given surface at the specified point

(a) z = 3y 2 − 2x2 , (2, −1, −3) (b) z = x sin(x + y), (−1, 1, 0)

(5) Find the linear approximation of the function f (x, y) = 1 − xy cos(πy) at (1, 1) and use it to approx-
imate f (1.02, 0.97).

(6) If z = 5x2 + y 2 and (x, y) changes from (1, 2) to (1, 05, 2.1), compare the values of ∆z and dz.

(7) Use differentials to estimate the amount of tin in a closed tin can with diameter 8 cm and height 12
cm if the tin is 0.04 cm thick.

(8) Use chain rule to find the indicated partial derivatives

∂z ∂z ∂z
z = x4 + x2 y, x = s + 2t, y = stu2 , , , , when s = 4, t = 2, u = 1.
∂s ∂t ∂u
∂z ∂z
(9) Find and if
∂x ∂y
(a) x2 + 2y 2 + 3z 2 = 1 (b) ez = xyz

(10) Find the gradient of f , evaluate the gradient at the point P , and find the rate of change of f at P
in the direction of the vector u.
√
(a) f (x, y) = sin(2x + 3y), P (−6, 4), u = 1/2( 3i − j)
(b) f (x, y, z) = x2 yz − xyz 3 , P (2, −1, 1), u = h0, 4/5, −3/5i

(11) Find the maximum rate of change of f at the given point and the direction in which it occurs.
√ p
(a) f (x, y) = 4y x, (4, 1) (c) f (x, y, z) = x2 + y 2 + z 2 , (3, 6, −2)
(b) f (x, y) = sin(xy), (1, 0) (d) f (x, y, z) = (x + y)/z, (1, 1, −1)

(12) Use the level curves in the Fig. ?? to predict the location of the critical points of f and whether f
has a saddle point or a local maximum or minimum at each critical point.

(13) Find the equation of the tangent plane and the normal line to the given surface at the specified point

(a) 2(x − 2)2 + (y − 1)2 + (z − 3)2 = 10, (3, 3, 5) (b) x + y + z = exyz , (0, 0, 1)

(14) Find the local maximum and minimum values and saddle point(s) of the function
2
−2y 2
(a) f (x, y) = x2 + xy + y 2 + y (c) f (x, y) = xe−2x
(b) f (x, y) = xy − 2x − 2y − x2 − y 2 (d) f (x, y) = ex cos y

(15) Find the points on the cone z 2 = x2 + y 2 that are closest to the point (4, 2, 0).

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 Figure 1. Level Curves of f

(16) Use Lagrange multipliers to find the maximum and minimum values of the function subject to the
given constraint

(a) f (x, y) = x2 + y 2 ; xy = 1 (b) f (x, y, z) = 2x + 2y + z; x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 9

Other topics: Go over #14.1 exercises where you match the function with its graph/level curves.

Also look over/work out the true-false quiz at the end of each chapter in the textbook.