Exam 9: Vectors and the Geometry of Space

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Describe the surface whose equation in cylindrical coordinates is z = 3.

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Find the set of intersection of the surfaces whose equations in spherical coordinates are ρ=3\rho = 3 and θ=0\theta = 0 .

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Find the distance from the point (1, 2, 3) to the origin (0, 0, 0).

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Let S be the quadric surface given by x2+2y2+2xz=0x ^ { 2 } + 2 y ^ { 2 } + 2 x - z = 0 . What kind of surface is S?

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Convert the point (0, -5, 0) to cylindrical and spherical coordinates.

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Find the set of intersection of the surfaces whose equations in spherical coordinates are ρ=4\rho = 4 and θ=π4\theta = \frac { \pi } { 4 } .

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For the function z=x2+y21z = \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 1 } , sketch the portion of the surface in the first octant.  For the function  z = \sqrt { x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 1 }  , sketch the portion of the surface in the first octant.

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Find an equation of a plane containing the point P(2, -1, 1) and perpendicular to the z-axis.

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Find the distance from the point (4, -3, 6) to z-axis.

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Let L be the line given by x = 2 - t, y = 1 + t, and z = 1 + 2t. L intersects the plane 2x + y - z = 1 at the point P = (1, 2, 3). Find the angle L makes with the plane, to the nearest degree.

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Find the cosine of the angle between the two vectors 1,1,1\langle 1,1,1 \rangle and 1,4,3\langle1,4,3 \rangle .

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Find the cosine of the angle between the two planes x + y + z = 0 and x + 2y + 3z = 1.

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Find a unit vector that has the same direction as the vector 1,1,1\langle 1,1,1 \rangle .

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What value of x will cause the two vectors 5x,1,2\langle 5 x , - 1,2 \rangle and 3,2x,2\langle 3,2 x , - 2\rangle to be orthogonal?

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Find the cross product a×b\mathbf { a } \times \mathbf { b } ; where a = - i + 2j + 4k and b = 7i + 3j.

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Find the lengths of the sides of the triangle ABC and determine whether the triangle is isosceles, a right triangle, both, or neither given: A(5, 5, 1), B(3, 3, 2), C(1, 4, 4).

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If vectors a, b, and c are mutually orthogonal, find a×(b×c)\mathbf { a } \times ( \mathbf { b } \times \mathbf { c } ) .

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Describe the surface whose equation in cylindrical coordinates is θ=π2\theta = \frac { \pi } { 2 } .

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Let u×v=ij+2k\mathbf { u } \times \mathbf { v } = \mathbf { i } - \mathbf { j } + 2 \mathbf { k } . Find the area A of the parallelogram determined by u and v, if it exists.

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Let a = 2i + j - k and b = i + 2j + 3k. Find an equation of the line parallel to a + b and passing through the tip of b.

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