Exam 9: Vectors and the Geometry of Space

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Find the point at which the following three planes intersect: x - 2y + z = 5 2x - y + z = 1 -2x + y + z = 3

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Find the distance between the following two lines.x = -t x = 3 + t y = t and y = 3t z = 2t z = 5 - 4t

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Find the set of intersection of the surfaces whose equations in spherical coordinates are ρ=4\rho = 4 and θ=π6\theta = \frac { \pi } { 6 } .

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Find a unit vector that has the same direction as 2i - 4j + 7k.

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Sketch the solid given in spherical coordinates by 0θπ,0ϕπ4,ρ4secϕ0 \leq \theta \leq \pi , 0 \leq \phi \leq \frac { \pi } { 4 } , \rho \leq 4 \sec \phi .  Sketch the solid given in spherical coordinates by  0 \leq \theta \leq \pi , 0 \leq \phi \leq \frac { \pi } { 4 } , \rho \leq 4 \sec \phi  .

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A constant force with vector representation F = i + 2j moves an object along a straight line from the point (2, 4) to the point (5, 7). Find the work done in foot-pounds if force is measured in pounds and distance is measured in feet.

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Let a = 3i - 2j + k, b = i -3j + 5k, and c = 2i + j - 4k. Do these vectors form a right triangle? Show why or why not.

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Find the dot product of the vectors 1,2\langle 1,2 \rangle and 4,5\langle 4,5 \rangle .

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Let l and l l^{\prime} be two lines in space given by the equations x = 3 + t x = -1 + t l l : y = 1 - t l l^{\prime} : y = 2t z = 2t z = 1 + kt Find all values of k (if any) for which l and ll ^ { \prime } are perpendicular.

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Sketch the graph of x24+y2z2=1\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 4 } + y ^ { 2 } - z ^ { 2 } = 1 in R3\mathbb { R } ^ { 3 } , and name the surface.  Sketch the graph of  \frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 4 } + y ^ { 2 } - z ^ { 2 } = 1  in  \mathbb { R } ^ { 3 }  , and name the surface.

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Identify the trace of the surface x2=y2+z2x ^ { 2 } = y ^ { 2 } + z ^ { 2 } in the plane y = 1.

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Identify the surface 2=y2+z22 = y ^ { 2 } + z ^ { 2 } .

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For the given forces F1F _ { 1 } and F2F _ { 2 } , compute the magnitude of the resulting force and its direction.  For the given forces  F _ { 1 }  and  F _ { 2 }  , compute the magnitude of the resulting force and its direction.

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Find the equation of the sphere, in standard form, one of whose diameters has (5,2,9)( - 5,2,9 ) and (3, 6, 1) as endpoints.

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Find a vector v for a vector equation r=r0+tv\mathbf { r } = \mathbf { r } _ { 0 } + t \mathbf { v } of the line passing through the points (1, 2, 3) and (4, 5, 6).

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Sketch the region bounded by the surfaces with equations x2+y2+z24z=0x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + z ^ { 2 } - 4 z = 0 and z=x2+y2z = \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } } .  Sketch the region bounded by the surfaces with equations  x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + z ^ { 2 } - 4 z = 0  and  z = \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } }  .

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Compute a×b| \mathbf { a } \times \mathbf { b } | if a=3| \mathbf { a } | = 3 , b=7| \mathbf { b } | = 7 , and ab=0\mathbf { a } \cdot \mathbf { b } = \mathbf { 0 } .

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Given the points A = (2, 3, 1), B = (4, -1, 5), and O = (0, 0, 0), find the distance from O to the line through A and B.

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Identify the surface x2+y2+z2=3x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + z ^ { 2 } = 3 .

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Let a = 2,3,1\langle - 2,3,1 \rangle and b = 6,c,3\langle 6 , c , - 3 \rangle .(a) Find the value of c such that a and b are orthogonal.(b) Find the value of c such that a and b are parallel.

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