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1. (10 points) Find the point on the plane given by x + 2y 3z = 5 that is closest to the point (1, 1, 2). (A) (1, 1, 2) (B) (1/3, 1/3, 4/3) (C) (2/3, 2/3, 1) (D) (2, 3, 1) (E) (2/7, 3/14, 10/7) (F) (5/7, 3/7, 8/7)
2. (10 points) Compute the curvature of the plane curve parametrized by r(t) = 2 cos t 2, 1 + 2 sin t at the point (1, 2). (A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 1/ 2 (D) 2 (E) 1/2 (F) Undened
3. (10 points) Compute the distance from the point (1, 0, 0) to the line tangent to the curve parametrized by r(t) = 2 + et cos(t), t2 + t 1, ln(1 + t) at the point (3, 1, 0). (A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 14 (D) 14/3 (E) 1/ 3 (F) 3
4. (10 points) For times t > 0, a moving object is subject to acceleration a(t) = 6t, 1/t2 , 2 , and at time t = 1 it has velocity 1, 0, 2 and position (0, 0, 1). At time t = 2, its position is: (A) (1, 0, 3) (B) (12, 1/4, 2) (C) (5, ln 2 1, 4) (D) (4, ln 2 2, 3) (E) (15, 3 + ln 2, 4 (F) (0, 0, 0)
5. (10 points) Let f (x, y ) = (x 1)2 + (y + 2)2 , and let C be the curve parametrized by r(t) = 2 + t, 3 t . Which of the following are true? I. Each level curve of f has constant curvature. II. C is perpendicular to the level curves of f . III. The arc length parametrization of C is r(s) = 2 + (A) I only (B) II only (C) III only 2s, 3 2s . (F) I, II, and III
(D) I and II
4 3/2 ,t 3t
+ 1, t2 with 0 t 5.
(i) (5 points) What is the length of the portion of the curve between (4/3, 2, 1) and (32/3, 5, 16)?
(ii) (4 points) Find an expression for the angle between C and the plane x + y + z = 1 at their point of intersection: (0, 1, 0).
7. Suppose that the temperature at each point in the rst octant (x, y , and z all positive) is given by T (x, y, z ) = x2 xy + y . (i) (5 points) If we move along the path described by r(t) = t, et , what is the rate of change of T in our direction of motion at time t = 1?
(ii) (3 points) If we found ourselves at the point (1, 3), in what direction should we move to produce the most rapid decrease in temperature?
(iii) (3 points) What is the derivative of T in the direction of 2, 1 at the point (1, 3)?