Deck 13: Vector Functions
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Deck 13: Vector Functions
1
Find the velocity, acceleration, and speed of an object with position function
for
Sketch the path of the object and its velocity and acceleration vectors.


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2
The following table gives coordinates of a particle moving through space along a smooth curve. Find the average velocity over the time interval .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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B)
C)
D)
E)
3
What force is required so that a particle of mass has the following position function?.
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B)
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D)
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4
Find the acceleration of a particle with the following position function.
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B)
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E)
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5
A force with magnitude N acts directly upward from the xy-plane on an object with mass kg. The object starts at the origin with initial velocity . Find its position function.
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B)
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D)
E)
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B)
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E)
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6
A projectile is fired with an initial speed of and angle of elevation . Find the range of the projectile.
A) km
B) km
C) km
D) km
E) km
A) km
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C) km
D) km
E) km
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7
Find the velocity of a particle with the given position function.
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8
A particle moves with position function . Find the tangential component of the acceleration vector.
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9
A particle moves with position function
. Find the acceleration of the particle.

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10
Find the position vector of a particle that has the given acceleration and the given initial velocity and position. 

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11
Find the scalar tangential and normal components of acceleration of a particle with position vector
A) ,
B) ,
C) ,
D) ,
A) ,
B) ,
C) ,
D) ,
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12
Find the acceleration of a particle with the given position function.
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13
A mortar shell is fired with a muzzle speed of 325 ft/sec. Find the angle of elevation of the mortar if the shell strikes a target located 1500 ft away. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
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14
Find the speed of a particle with the given position function.
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15
A particle moves with position function
.
Find the normal component of the acceleration vector.

Find the normal component of the acceleration vector.
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16
Find the speed of a particle with the given position function.
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17
A ball is thrown at an angle of to the ground. If the ball lands m away, what was the initial speed of the ball? Let .
A)
B) .
C) .
D)
E) .
A)
B) .
C) .
D)
E) .
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18
Find the scalar tangential and normal components of acceleration of a particle with position vector
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19
The position function of a particle is given by When is the speed a minimum?
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20
Find the velocity of a particle that has the given acceleration and the given initial velocity.
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21
Find the curvature of the curve .
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22
Find the scalar tangential and normal components of acceleration of a particle with position vector 

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23
Find the curvature of .
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24
Find the velocity, acceleration, and speed of an object with position function
for
Sketch the path of the object and its velocity and acceleration vectors.


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25
A projectile is fired from a height of 400 ft with an initial speed of 200 ft/sec and an angle of elevation of
.
a. What are the scalar tangential and normal components of acceleration of the projectile?
b. What are the scalar tangential and normal components of acceleration of the projectile when the projectile is at its maximum height?

a. What are the scalar tangential and normal components of acceleration of the projectile?
b. What are the scalar tangential and normal components of acceleration of the projectile when the projectile is at its maximum height?
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26
Find the velocity and position vectors of an object with acceleration
initial velocity
and initial position 



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27
Find the length of the curve
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28
For the curve given by , find the unit normal vector.
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E) None of these
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E) None of these
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29
Find the length of the curve
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30
Find the unit tangent and unit normal vectors
and
for the curve C defined by 



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31
Let C be a smooth curve defined by , and let and be the unit tangent vector and unit normal vector to C corresponding to t. The plane determined by T and N is called the osculating plane. Find an equation of the osculating plane of the curve described by at
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32
Reparametrize the curve with respect to arc length measured from the point where in the direction of increasing .
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33
Find the velocity, acceleration, and speed of an object with position vector
.

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34
Find the velocity, acceleration, and speed of an object with position function
for
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35
Find the unit tangent and unit normal vectors
and
for the curve C defined by
Sketch the graph of C, and show
and
for 






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36
Find the velocity, acceleration, and speed of an object with position vector
.

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37
A projectile is fired from ground level with an initial speed of 1100 ft/sec and an angle of elevation of
A) Find the range of the projectile.
B) What is the maximm height attained by the projectile?
C) What is the speed of the projectile at impact?
Round your answers to the nearest integer.

A) Find the range of the projectile.
B) What is the maximm height attained by the projectile?
C) What is the speed of the projectile at impact?
Round your answers to the nearest integer.
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38
Find the length of the curve
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39
Find the velocity, acceleration, and speed of an object with position function
for
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40
Find the curvature of the curve .
A) 1
B)
C) 11
D) 0
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D) 0
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41
Find parametric equations for the tangent line to the curve with parametric equations at the point with
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42
Evaluate the integral.
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43
Find satisfying the conditions for
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44
The figure shows a curve given by a vector function . Choose the correct expression for . 
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D)
E)

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45
If
, find .
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, find .
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46
Find equations of the normal plane to
at the point (2, 4, 8).

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47
Find satisfying the conditions for
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48
The torsion of a curve defined by is given by Find the torsion of the curve defined by .
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49
Find the integral
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50
Find parametric equations for the tangent line to the curve with parametric equations at the point with
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A)
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51
If , evaluate .
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52
Use Simpson's Rule with n = 4 to estimate the length of the arc of the curve with equations , from to . Round your answer to four decimal places.
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B)
C)
D)
E) None of these
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D)
E) None of these
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53
Find if and .
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54
Find the arc length function
for the curve defined by
for
Then use this result to find a parametrization of C in terms of s.



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55
The helix intersects the curve at the point . Find the angle of intersection.
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D)
E) None of these
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E) None of these
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56
Find the unit tangent vector for at
A)
B) i + j + k
C) i j k
D)
A)
B) i + j + k
C) i j k
D)
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57
Find the point(s) on the graph of
at which the curvature is zero.

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58
Find the unit tangent vector .
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59
At what point on the curve is the normal plane parallel to the plane ?
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60
The curvature of the curve given by the vector function is Use the formula to find the curvature of
at the point .
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C)
D)
E)
at the point .
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61
Find parametric equations for the tangent line to the curve with the given parametric equations at the specified point.
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E)
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62
Given
a. Find
and
.
b. Sketch the curve defined by r and the vectors
and
on the same set of axes.

a. Find


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63
Find the domain of the vector function .
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64
Find the unit tangent vector for the curve given by .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E) None of these
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E) None of these
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65
Find the derivative of the vector function. 

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66
If
and
, find
.



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67
Find
and
for 



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68
Find the point of intersection of the tangent lines to the curve
, at the points where
and
.



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69
The curves
and
intersects at the origin. Find their angle of intersection correct to the nearest degree.


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70
Let . Find the domain of .
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B)
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71
Find an expression for
.

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72
Find
if
and
.



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73
Find parametric equations for the tangent line to the curve with the given parametric equations at the specified point.
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B)
C)
D)
E)
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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74
Find
and
for 



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75
Find the domain of the vector function .
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76
Find the limit.
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B)
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C)
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E)
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77
Find the derivative 

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78
Find for the function given.
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79
Find the integral 

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80
Find
for the function given. 


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