Deck 17: Parameterization and Vector Fields
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Deck 17: Parameterization and Vector Fields
1
Find parametric equations for the line through the point (1, 5, 2)and parallel to the vector
in which the particle is moving with speed 24 (the parameter t represents time).

x = 1 + 16 t, y = 5 + 16 t, and z = 2 - 8 t.
2
Let f(x, y, z)= xy + 6yz + zx.Then f(2, 2, 3)= 46.
Give an equation to the tangent plane to xy + 6yz + zx = 46.
Give an equation to the tangent plane to xy + 6yz + zx = 46.
5x + 20y + 14z = 92
3
Find a parametric equation for the line which passes through the point (5, 1, -1)and is parallel to the line
.


4
Which of the following equations give alternate parameterizations of the line L parameterized by
A)
B)
C)
A)
B)
C)
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5
Write down a parameterization of the line through the points (2, 2, 4)and (6, 4, 2).Select all that apply.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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6
Consider the plane x - 4y + 4z = 5 and the line x = a + bt, y = 2 + 2t, z = 5 - t.
Find the values of a and b such that the line lies in the plane.
Find the values of a and b such that the line lies in the plane.
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7
Describe the similarities and differences between the following two curves.
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8
Find a parameterization of a curve that looks like sin y = z when viewed from the x-axis, and looks like x = z2 when viewed from the y-axis.See the shadows drawn on the planes in the following picture.
What does the curve look like when viewed from the z-axis?

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9
Find a parameterization for the circle of radius 4 in the xz-plane, centered at the point (3, 0, -5).Select all that apply.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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10
What curve, C, is traced out by the parameterization for 0 t 2 ?
Either give a very complete verbal description or sketch the curve (or both).
Either give a very complete verbal description or sketch the curve (or both).
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11
The line through the points (2, 5, 25)and (12, 7, 23)can be parameterized by
.
What value of t gives the point (42, 13, 17)?

What value of t gives the point (42, 13, 17)?
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12
Give parameterizations for a circle of radius 2 in the plane, centered at origin, traversed anticlockwise.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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13
Find a parameterization for the curve y6 = x7 in the xy-plane.Select all that apply.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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14
Suppose z = f(x, y), f(1, 3)= 5 and the vector is perpendicular to the graph of f(x, y)at the point (1, 3).
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15
The equation
parameterizes a line through the point (4, 3, 7).
What is the value of t at this point?

What is the value of t at this point?
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16
Consider the plane x - 4y + -2z = 5 and the line x = a + bt, y = 2 + -2t, z = 2 - t.
Find the value of b such that the line is perpendicular to the plane.
Find the value of b such that the line is perpendicular to the plane.
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17
Find parametric equations for a line through the points, A = (-2, 5, 4)and B = (-2, 25, 9)so that the point A corresponds to t = 0 and the point B to t = 5.
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18
Consider the plane
and the line with parametric equation
Give a value of
which makes the line parallel to the plane.(There are many possible answers.)



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19
Give parameterizations for a circle of radius 3 in 3-space perpendicular to the y-axis centered at (4, -2, 0).
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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20
A child is sliding down a helical slide.Her position at time t after the start is given in feet by .The ground is the xy-plane.
At time t = 2 , the child leaves the slide on the tangent to the slide at that point.What is the equation of the tangent line?
At time t = 2 , the child leaves the slide on the tangent to the slide at that point.What is the equation of the tangent line?
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21
Write a formula for a vector field
whose vectors are parallel to the x-axis and point away from the y-axis, with magnitude inversely proportional to the cube of the distance from the x-axis.

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22
Find the coordinates of the point where the line tangent to the curve
at the point (4, 16, 64)crosses the xy-plane.

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23
A particle moves at a constant speed along a line through P = (10,-20, 22)and Q = (22, -46, 46).Find a parametric equation for the line if the particle passes through P at time t = 3 and passes through Q at time t = 7.
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24
Calculate the length of the curve
from x = -3 to x = 3.

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25
A particle moves with position vector . Describe the movement of the particle as t .
A)The particle will approach the positive x-axis asymptotically as t .Also, since each component of approaches 0 as t , we expect the particle to approach the positive y-axis with slower and slower speed.
B)The particle will approach the positive y-axis asymptotically as t .Also, since each component of approaches 0 as t , we expect the particle to approach the positive x-axis with slower and slower speed.
C)The particle will approach the positive x-axis asymptotically as t .Also, since each component of approaches 0 as t , we expect the particle to approach the positive x-axis with increasing speed.
D)The particle will approach the positive x-axis asymptotically as t .Also, since each component of approaches 0 as t , we expect the particle to approach the positive x-axis with slower and slower speed.
E)The particle will approach the positive x-axis asymptotically as t .Also, since each component of approaches 0 as t , we expect the particle to approach the positive z-axis with slower and slower speed.
A)The particle will approach the positive x-axis asymptotically as t .Also, since each component of approaches 0 as t , we expect the particle to approach the positive y-axis with slower and slower speed.
B)The particle will approach the positive y-axis asymptotically as t .Also, since each component of approaches 0 as t , we expect the particle to approach the positive x-axis with slower and slower speed.
C)The particle will approach the positive x-axis asymptotically as t .Also, since each component of approaches 0 as t , we expect the particle to approach the positive x-axis with increasing speed.
D)The particle will approach the positive x-axis asymptotically as t .Also, since each component of approaches 0 as t , we expect the particle to approach the positive x-axis with slower and slower speed.
E)The particle will approach the positive x-axis asymptotically as t .Also, since each component of approaches 0 as t , we expect the particle to approach the positive z-axis with slower and slower speed.
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26
The equation
describes the motion of a particle moving on a circle.Assume x and y are in miles and t is in days.
What is the speed of the particle when it passes through the point (0, 2)?

What is the speed of the particle when it passes through the point (0, 2)?
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27
Let f(x, y)be a function that depends on only one of the variables, that is, of the form f(x, y)= g(x)or f(x, y)= g(y). Could the following picture be the gradient of f? 
A)No
B)Yes
C)Not possible to say

A)No
B)Yes
C)Not possible to say
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28
The parametric vector form of the position of a roller coaster is Answer the following questions about the ride.
(a)The scariest point of the ride is when it is traveling fastest.For which value of t > 0 does this occur first?
(b)Does the velocity vector of the roller coaster ever point directly downward?
(a)The scariest point of the ride is when it is traveling fastest.For which value of t > 0 does this occur first?
(b)Does the velocity vector of the roller coaster ever point directly downward?
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29
Match the vector field with the descriptions (a)-(d).
A)A swirling in a clockwise direction.
B)An attractive force field pointing toward the origin.
C)A repulsive force field pointing away from the origin.
D)A swirling in a counter-clockwise direction.
A)A swirling in a clockwise direction.
B)An attractive force field pointing toward the origin.
C)A repulsive force field pointing away from the origin.
D)A swirling in a counter-clockwise direction.
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30
A vector field
is shown below.
Find 



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31
For the following vector field, identify which one of the following formulas could represent it. The scales in the x and y directions are the same.No reasons need be given. 
A)
B)
C)
D)

A)
B)
C)
D)
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32
Answer the following as "true", "false" or "need more information".
If a particle moves with velocity
, then the particle stops at the origin.
If a particle moves with velocity

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33
The path of an object moving in xyz-space is given by
.
The temperature at a point (x, y, z)in space is given by
Calculate the directional derivative of f in the direction of
at the point (12, 3, 8), where
is the velocity vector of the object..

The temperature at a point (x, y, z)in space is given by



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34
Find a parameterization of the curve
and use it to calculate the path length of this curve from (0, 0)to (1, 1).

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35
The path of an object moving in xyz-space is given by
.
The temperature at a point (x, y, z)in space is given by
Calculate
.

The temperature at a point (x, y, z)in space is given by


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36
Let
and let C be the helix parameterized by
Find an expression for the outward pointing normal vector whose
component is 0 at an arbitrary point ( sin(t), cos(t), t)of C.



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37
Sketch the vector fields
A)
B)
C)
A)
B)

C)

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38
An object moves with constant velocity in 3-space.It passes through (4, 0, 1)at time t = 1 and through (13, 6, -11)at time t = 4.Find its velocity vector.
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39
The figure below shows the contour map of a function z = f(x, y).
Let be the gradient vector field of f, i.e., Which of the vector fields show
A)
B)
C)

A)

B)

C)

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40
A particle moves at a constant speed along a line through P = (7,-14, 13)and Q = (19, -37, 37).Find a parametric equation for the line if:
The speed of the particle is 9 units per second and it is moving in the direction of
.
The speed of the particle is 9 units per second and it is moving in the direction of

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41
Let
be a constant velocity field.
Find the flow line of
that passes through the origin at time t = 2.

Find the flow line of

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42
Consider the plane Does it contain the point (-7, 8, -7)?
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43
Let S be a circular cylinder of radius 0.2, such that the center of one end is at the origin and the center of the other end is at the point (5, 0, 4).
Let P be the plane containing the base of the cylinder (i.e., the plane through the origin perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder).
In each case, give a parameterization
and specify the range of values your parameters must take on.
(i)the circle in which the cylinder, S, cuts the plane, P.
(ii)the surface of the cylinder S.
Let P be the plane containing the base of the cylinder (i.e., the plane through the origin perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder).
In each case, give a parameterization

(i)the circle in which the cylinder, S, cuts the plane, P.
(ii)the surface of the cylinder S.
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44
Let and Find a parametric equation for the plane through the point (1, 2, -1)and containing the vectors and Select all that apply.
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
B)
C)
D)
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45
Suppose

Find a function f(x, y, z) of three variables with the property that the vectors in
on a level surface of f (x, y, z) are perpendicular to the level surface of f(x, y, z) at each point.

Find a function f(x, y, z) of three variables with the property that the vectors in

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46
Find the parametric equation of the plane through the point (5, 2, 2)and parallel to the lines and
Select all that apply.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E) .
Select all that apply.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E) .
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47
Let S be a circular cylinder of radius 0.2, such that the center of one end is at the origin and the center of the other end is at the point (5, 0, 4).
Find the xyz-equation of the plane, P, containing the base of the cylinder (i.e., the plane through the origin perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder).
Find the xyz-equation of the plane, P, containing the base of the cylinder (i.e., the plane through the origin perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder).
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48
Match the surface with its parameterization below. 
A)
B)
C)
D)

A)
B)
C)
D)
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49
Find parametric equations for the cylinder
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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50
Let
and
Find a vector which is perpendicular to
and
to find an equation of the plane through the point (1, 2, -1)and with normal vector perpendicular to both
and
.Express your answer in the form 







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51
Find an equation for a vector field with all of the following properties.
• Defined at all points except (1, -5)
• All vectors have length 1.
• All vectors point away from the point (1, -5).
• Defined at all points except (1, -5)
• All vectors have length 1.
• All vectors point away from the point (1, -5).
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52
Let S be a circular cylinder of radius 0.2, such that the center of one end is at the origin and the center of the other end is at the point (2, 0, 7).
Find two unit vectors
and
in the plane, P, containing the base of the cylinder (i.e., the plane through the origin perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder)which are perpendicular to each other.
Find two unit vectors


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53
The following equations represent a curve or a surface.Select the best geometric description. (Note: , , are spherical coordinates; r, , z are cylindrical coordinates.)
A)Part of a line through the origin
B)Part of a cylinder.
C)Part of a cone.
D)Disk
A)Part of a line through the origin
B)Part of a cylinder.
C)Part of a cone.
D)Disk
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54
Find parametric equations for the cylinder
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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55
Using cylindrical coordinates, find parametric equations for the cylinder Select all that apply.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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56
Consider the parametric surface Does it contain the y-axis?
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57
The vector field
represents an ocean current.An iceberg is at the point (1, 2)at t = 0.
Determine the position of the iceberg at time t = 2.

Determine the position of the iceberg at time t = 2.
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58
Consider the parametric surface Does it contain the point (0, -3, -4)?
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59
Consider the plane Find a normal vector to the plane.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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60
Find parametric equations for the sphere 

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61
Consider the curve Does it pass through the point (1, -2, 0)?
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62
Parameterize the circle Select all that apply.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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63
Find the parametric equations for the line of the intersection of the planes
and
.


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64
Use cylindrical coordinates to parameterize the part of the plane x + y - z = 10 inside the cylinder .
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65
If a particle is moving along a parameterized curve , then the acceleration vector at any point cannot be parallel to the velocity vector at that point.
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66
Are the lines parallel?
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67
The lines
and
are perpendicular.Find a.


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68
Consider the curve Does the curve lie on the parametric surface
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69
Let S be the parametric surface
for
,
.
(a)What does the projection of S onto the xy-plane look like?
(b)Show that S is part of the surface
.
(c)Find a unit vector that is normal to the surface at the point (1,2,3).



(a)What does the projection of S onto the xy-plane look like?
(b)Show that S is part of the surface

(c)Find a unit vector that is normal to the surface at the point (1,2,3).
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70
The curve
passes through the point (-12, 1, 51).Find a and b.

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71
Consider the curve
.
(a)Find a unit vector tangent to the curve at the point (1,2,3).
(b)Show that the curve lies on the surface
.

(a)Find a unit vector tangent to the curve at the point (1,2,3).
(b)Show that the curve lies on the surface

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72
Do the lines intersect?
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73
A surveyor wants to measure the height of a building.At point A = ( 733, -369, 0)on the ground, she observes that the vector
is parallel to
, where C is the highest point of the building.At point B = (418, 471, 0)she observes that the vector
is parallel to
.Given that ground level is the plane z = 0 and the units are feet, find the height of the building.




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74
If a particle moves with constant speed, the path of the particle must be a line.
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75
Parameterize the curve which lies on the plane 5x - 10y + z = 6 above the circle
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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76
Consider the curve
Find the equation of the tangent line at the point where t = 2.

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77
Use spherical coordinates to parameterize the part of the sphere above the plane z = 1.
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78
The two planes are parallel.
Plane 1:
Plane 2:
Plane 1:
Plane 2:
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79
Suppose the vector field represents an ocean current and that is a flow line of Find the acceleration vector of the flow line at (0, 9 /2).
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80
How many parameters are needed to parameterize a surface in 3-space?
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