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Math 2230 - Problem Set 1 2018

This document contains 9 problems regarding engineering mathematics concepts such as: 1) Calculating arc lengths of parametric curves and determining their parametric representations. 2) Finding partial derivatives of multivariate functions up to second order. 3) Computing the divergence and curl of vector fields. 4) Analyzing level curves and finding normal vectors and tangent planes of surfaces. 5) Computing directional derivatives and determining the direction of fastest change.

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Math 2230 - Problem Set 1 2018

This document contains 9 problems regarding engineering mathematics concepts such as: 1) Calculating arc lengths of parametric curves and determining their parametric representations. 2) Finding partial derivatives of multivariate functions up to second order. 3) Computing the divergence and curl of vector fields. 4) Analyzing level curves and finding normal vectors and tangent planes of surfaces. 5) Computing directional derivatives and determining the direction of fastest change.

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Math 2230: Engineering Mathematics II

Problem Set 1

1. (a) Determine the arc length of the parametric curve

r (t) = ti − tj + 2k, −1 ≤ t ≤ 3.

(b) Determine the arc length of the curve


√
r (t) = t3 i + 3j − t2 k, 0≤t≤ 5.

(c) Determine the length of the curve

r (t) = 2ti + 3 sin (2t) j + 3 cos (2t) k, 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π.

(d) Compute the arc length of the curve


4 3
r (t) = ti + t /2 j + t2 k, 1 ≤ t ≤ 3.
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2. (a) Give a parametric representation of the straight line path from the point
(0, 1, 2) to the point (2, −1, 3). Hence, find the length of this path.

(b) Write a parametrization for the straight line path from the point (1, 2, 3)
to the point (3, 1, 2). Find the arc length of this path.

(c) Find the arc length of the helix parametrized by

r (t) = cos (t) i + sin (t) j + tk, 0 ≤ t ≤ 6π.

3. (a) Find all the first order partial derivatives for the function
p
x2 − y
f (x, y) = .
1+x

(b) Find all the second order partial derivatives of the function

f (x, y) = xy ey .

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4. Consider the function
2 √
f (x, y) = e(x − y)
+ y sin (x − xy) .

(a) Find all the first order partial derivatives of f (x, y).
∂2f
(b) Determine the value of the second order partial derivative ∂x2 at the
point (1, 1).

5. (a) Calculate the divergence and curl of the vector field

F (x, y, z) = −y i + xy j + z k.

(b) Find the divergence and curl of the vector field

F (x, y, z) = y + x2 i − (x − yz) j + xz 2 k.


(c) The Laplace operator ∇2 operates on functions and is defined to be the


divergence of the gradient. That is,

∂ 2f ∂ 2f ∂ 2f
∇2 f = ∇ · (∇f ) = + + .
∂x2 ∂y 2 ∂z 2

Show that ∇2 f = 0 for the function


1
f (x, y, z) = p
x2 + y 2 + z 2

where (x, y, z) 6= (0, 0, 0).

6. (a) Sketch the level curves of f (x, y) = xy.

(b) Find a normal vector to the surface

x3 + y 3 z = 3

at the point (1, 1, 2).

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(c) Give an equation of the tangent plane to the surface

zx2 + xy 2 + yz 2 = 5

at the point (−1, 1, 2).

7. Let f (x, y) = x2 + y 2 .
(a) Describe the shape of the level curve f (x, y) = 2.

(b) Without calculation, find the directional derivative at (1, 1) in the direction
−i + j.

(c) By computation, find the directional derivative at (1, 1) in the direction


−i + j.

8. Let f (x, y, z) = x3 − yz 2 .
(a) Find a normal vector to the surface f (x, y, z) = 5 at the point (2, 3, −1).

(b) Determine the directional derivative of the function f (x, y, z) at the


point (2, 3, −1) in the direction i − 2j + 2k.

9. Suppose that the height of a hill above sea level is given by

z = 1000 − 0.01x2 − 0.02y 2 .

If you are at the point (60, 100), in what direction is the elevation changing
fastest? What is the maximum rate of change of the elevation at this point?

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