MATH 265 — FIRST EXAM

TIMOTHY PRESCOTT

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Instructions.

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• You will have 60 minutes (1 hour) to answer 6 questions worth 100 points.
• Electronic devices are not allowed. The textbook and your notes are allowed.
• Show all work, clearly indicating your final answer.
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Problem: Score: Problem: Score: Problem: Score:

(value) (value) (value)
1 2 3
(16) (17) (17)
4 5 6
(16) (17) (17)

Total:

1
(1) [16 points] The lines ~r1 (t) = h0, 1, 1i + th1, 1, 2i and ~r2 (s) = h2, 0, 3i + sh1, 4, 4i
intersect at the point h3, 4, 7i when s = 1 and t = 3. Find an equation of the plane
that contains these two lines.

(2) [17 points] A particle located at (2, 4, 7) at time t = 0 has a velocity vector ~v (t) =
h2t, sin t, et i. Find the particle’s location as a function of t. Evaluate this function at
t = 0.

2
  
~u · w
~
(3) [17 points] Recall that the projection of ~u onto w ~ is the vector projw~ ~u = w.
~
w~ ·w~
Let ~a = h1, 2, 3i and ~b = h4, −5, 0i. Find the projection of ~a onto ~b and the projection
of ~b onto ~a (be sure to make clear which is which).

 
2 2t
(4) [16 points] Find the arc length of ~r(t) = 2
− 1, 2 from t = 0 to t = 1.
t +1 t +1

3
 ∂ 3  x2 y2 2

(5) [17 points] Compute xe + 6xe + 3x y .
∂x2 ∂y

|f 00 (x)|
(6) [17 points] The curvature of y = f (x) is κ(x) = . For x > 0, find the
[1 + (f 0 (x))2 ]3/2
maximum curvature of f (x) = ln x, and the value of x where this occurs.