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MATH 228-1 Midterm 2

Spring Quarter 2022


May 17, 2022

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Instructions

• Mark your section.

Section Time Instructor


51 11:00 Stibitz
71 1:00 Stibitz
73 1:00 Nastasescu

• This examination consists of 9 pages, not including this cover page. Verify that your copy of this
examination contains all 9 pages. If your examination is missing any pages, then obtain a new copy
of the examination immediately.

• This examination consists of 5 questions for a total of 75 points.

• You have 60 minutes to complete this examination.

• Do not use books, notes, calculators, computers, tablets, or phones.

• Write legibly and only inside of the boxed region on each page.

• Cross out any work that you do not wish to have scored.

• Show all of your work. Unsupported answers may not earn credit.
May 17, 2022 MATH 228-1 Midterm 2 Page 1 of 9

1. Consider the curve parameterized by r(t) = h3 cos(t), 4 cos(t), 5 sin(t)i.


(a) (9 points) Compute the curvature (t) of the curve.

(b) (6 points) Determine the tangential and normal components of acceleration aT and aN .
May 17, 2022 MATH 228-1 Midterm 2 Page 2 of 9
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2. Consider the function f (x, y) = y + x2 .
(a) (3 points) Describe and sketch the domain D of f (x, y).

(b) (4 points) The level curves f (x, y) = c are parabolas. Sketch the level curves f (x, y) = c for
c = 0, 1, 2 making sure to include the correct vertex and direction of each parabola.

(c) (3 points) Indicate on the above graph the direction in which f (x, y) is increasing fastest at the
point (2, 3).
May 17, 2022 MATH 228-1 Midterm 2 Page 3 of 9

3. Let f (x, y) = ln(x2 + 2y 2 ).


(a) (8 points) Find an equation for the tangent plane to the surface z = f (x, y) at point (1, 1, ln 3).

(b) (7 points) Find a unit tangent vector to the level curve f (x, y) = ln 5 at the point (1, 2).
May 17, 2022 MATH 228-1 Midterm 2 Page 4 of 9

4. (a) (8 points) Let f (x, y) be a function of two variables. Consider u = h p15 , p25 i, and v = h p25 , p15 i.
p
Suppose that Du f (1, 1) = p75 and Dv f (1, 1) = 5. Compute rf (1, 1).

(b) (7 points) Estimate how much the value of the function h(x, y) = sin(x + 2y) changes if the point
moves from P = (⇡, 0) a distance ds = 0.02 in the direction of h3, 4i.
May 17, 2022 MATH 228-1 Midterm 2 Page 5 of 9

5. Let f (x, y) be a function of two variables. Consider the function

g(t) = f (t2 , t3 ).

(a) (6 points) Use the Chain Rule to find an expression for g 0 (t) in terms of t and the partial deriva-
tives fx (t2 , t3 ) and fy (t2 , t3 ).

(b) (9 points) Show that

g 00 (t) = 2fx (t2 , t3 ) + 6tfy (t2 , t3 ) + 4t2 fxx (t2 , t3 ) + 12t3 fxy (t2 , t3 ) + 9t4 fyy (t2 , t3 ).
May 17, 2022 MATH 228-1 Midterm 2 Page 6 of 9

The table below gives some values for f (x, y) and its partial derivatives.
(x, y) f (x, y) fx (x, y) fy (x, y) fxx (x, y) fyy (x, y) fxy (x, y)
(1, -1) 2 -1 1 -2 1 -1
(1, 1) 1 0 -3 -4 4 3
(-1, -1) 2 3 0 1 2 -2
(c) (5 points) Find the second order Taylor polynomial P2 (t) for function g(t) centered at a = 1.
May 17, 2022 MATH 228-1 Midterm 2 Page 7 of 9

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