Mathematics 54 WFQ1 – Exercises Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions

2nd Sem AY 2014-15 08 April 2015

I. Undiscussed Exercises from the Slides

 
ln t
1. Evaluate lim tan−1 t, e−2t , .
t→∞ t−1
D E
~
2. Find the derivative of R(t) t
= sin2 (3t + 1), ln (t2 − 1), t2 +1 .
√
~ = 1 + 2 t, t3 − t, t3 + t at the point (3, 0, 2).


3. Find the vector equation of the tangent line to the graph of R(t)
Z π/4

2
sin t cos t, cos t sin2 t, tan2 t dt.

4. Evaluate the integral
0
~ = 2t, t2 , 32 t3 , t ∈ [0, 1].


5. Find the length of the graph of R(t)
~
6. Set up the definite integral that represents the arc length of the curve R(t) = e3t î − sin t

2t+π ĵ + ln (t + cos t)k̂ from the
3π
point (1, 0, 0) to the point e , 0, ln (π − 1) .
II. Additional Exercises
1. Evaluate the following limits.

3t−2
 2   
t −4 sin (3t + 6) 2t + 8 p
2
i. lim , 2 ln (t + 3), ii. lim+ î + ĵ − t − 16k̂
t→−2 t+2 t+2 t→4 4−t t

25t−15 − 1

1/(t−3)
4 sec 2π


î + ĵ + (1 + sin (t − 3)) k̂ t 6= 3

~
2. Determine if R(t) = t t−3 is continuous at t = 3.
−8î + ln (32)ĵ + ek̂ t=3


3. Discuss continuity for the following functions. Redefine the functions to remove any removable discontinuities.
sin (2πt) |t − 2|t2
 
~ log10 t
i. R(t) = , ,
sin (πt) 2t − t2 ln (t2 − 2t)
!
1−t2
   
~ 1 − e cos (π/2t) csc (πt)
ii. F (t) = î − ĵ + k̂
3t2 − 3 t2 − 1 csch(t2 − 1)
4. Find the derivative of the following vector functions and a vector equation to the tangent line to the graph at the
indicated point.
i. F~ (t) = cosh 4tî + 23t+2 ĵ + (tan 2t) k̂; (1, 4, 0)
~ πt



ii. G(t) = 3 csc 12 , log3 (5t − 1), π − 3 sec−1 t ; (6, 2, 0)
~ be a vector function such that
5. Let R
~
R(0) = h0, 5, 3i, ~ ′ (t) = h1, 0, −2i, and R
R ~ ′′ (t) = h3, 4, −8i .

Find:
~ at t = 0
i. a vector equation of the tangent line to the graph of R
~ ′ (0) where Q(t)
ii. Q ~ ~ ′ (t)
= 2e−3t R
′ ~
iii. h (0) where h(t) = ||R(t)|| 2

iv. F~ ′ (0) where F~ (t) = (R

~ ×R
~ ′ )(t)
v. (R~ ◦ g)′ (−1) where g(t) = 2 sinh (4t + 4)
6. Find the following vector functions.
Z  
i. F~ (t) = 4 sin tî + 3ĵ + 4 cos tk̂ dt; F~ (π) = 2î + 3π ĵ + k̂
Z
~ ~
64(1 + 4t)7 , 18e6t , t sinh t dt; G(0)


ii. G(t) = = h−1, 4, 2i

7. Evaluate the following definite integrals

1/4
√
3
Z  
1 3t
Z
2 8t


i. 32t, csc πt, 5 dt 3
ii. t î + ĵ + √ k̂ dt
0 1 1 + t2 6t2 − 2

8. Find the arc length of the graph of the following vector functions.

i. F~ (t) = 3î + (t + 4)3/2 ĵ + t3/2 k̂; t ∈ [0, 16] ~

ii. G(t) = ht, ln (sec t), ln (sec t + tan t)i ; t ∈ [0, π/4]