Vector Madness
Your Sphere of Influence
Applications
Lines and Planes
Potpourri
100

The gradient vector of the function: 

f(x,y,z) = e^(5xyz) + cos(x)y^2 - xsin(z)

grad f = <<5yze^(5xyz) - sin(x)y^2 - sin(z), 5xze^(5xyz) + 2ycos(x), 5xye^(5xyz) - xcos(z)>>


100

The ranges of p, phi, and theta that would be used to describe a solid sphere of radius 4 in the second octant.

What is 

0 <= rho <= 4, 0 <= phi <= pi/2, pi/2 <= theta <= pi

100

The work required to pull a wagon a distance of 100 meters along a horizontal path by a constant force of 70 N if the handle of the wagon is held at an angle of 35 degrees above the horizontal.

What is 5,734 J?

100

The normal vector to the plane: 

5x + 4y - z = 18

What is 

vecn = <<5,4,-1>>

100

The velocity of a particle with acceleration:

veca(t) = <4t, 6t, 1>

 with initial velocity 

vecv(0) = <1,-1,1>

What is 

vecv(t) = <2t^2 + 1, 3t^2 - 1, t + 1>

200

The curl F if 

vec F = <<2x, x^2y, x^2y^2z^2>>

What is 

curl vecF = <<2x^2yz^2, -2xy^2z^2, 2xy>>

200

The center and radius of the sphere 

(x - 4)^2 + y^2 + (z + 2)^2 = 10

What is center: (4, 0, -2) 

radius = 

sqrt(10)

200

The magnitude of the torque about the center of a bolt that is tightened by applying a 30 N force (at an angle of 60 degrees from the line of the wrench) to a 0.3 m long wrench.

What is 7.8 N*m?

200

The vector equation of a line through the point (1,2,-3), parallel to the vector <5,-4,3>.

What is 

vecr(t) = <<1 + 5t, 2 - 4t, -3 + 3t>>

200

dz/dt at the point (0,1), if

z = x^2y+3xy^4

,

x = sin(2t)

, and

y = cos(t)

.

What is 6?

300

The vectors <-2,5,-6> and <4,4,2> are orthogonal or not orthogonal.

What is orthogonal?

300

The parametric equations of the sphere: 

x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 25

What is 

x = 5cos(theta)sin(phi)

y = 5sin(theta)sin(phi)

z = 5cos(phi)

0<=phi<=pi

0<=theta<=2pi


300

The velocity and acceleration of a particle with position 

vecr(t)=<<t^2,e^t,te^t>>

What is 

vec v(t) = <<2t, e^t, e^t + te^t>>

veca(t) = <<2, e^t, 2e^t + te^t>>

300

The vector equation of a line that is orthogonal to the plane

2x - 3y + 5z = 12

 and passes through the point (2, 1, -5).

What is 

vecr(t) = <<2 + 2t, 1 - 3t, -5 + 5t>>

300

The local maximum and minimum value(s) and saddle point(s) of 

f(x,y) = x^4 + y^4 - 4xy + 1

What is a saddle point at (0,0,1) and f(1,1) = -1 and f(-1,-1) = -1 are local minimum values?

400

The angle between the vectors <5,-1, 2> and <2,3,-4>.

What is 91.9 degrees?

400

The volume of the portion of a sphere of radius 6 centered centered at the origin that is below the xy-plane. (You must use a triple integral to solve.)

What is 144 pi units^3

400

The amount of time it takes for a projectile to hit the ground if it is fired with an initial speed of 150 m/s and angle of elevation of 45 degrees from a height of 10 m above ground level.

What is 21.7 seconds?

400

The parametric equations of the line that passes through the points: (5, -2, -3) and (4, 3, 7).

What is 

x = 5 - t


y = -2 + 5t



z = -3 + 10t

400

The volume of the solid that lies within the cylinder:

x^2 + y^2 = 1

, above the xy-plane, and below the cone:

z^2 = 4x^2 + 4y^2

.

What is 

(4pi)/3

500

(a) The direction in which the function

f(x,y) = xe^y

 has the maximum rate of change at the point (2,0). 

(b) The maximum rate of change of

f(x,y) = xe^y

 at the point (2,0).

What is f increases the fastest in the direction of <1,2> and the maximum rate of change is 

sqrt(5)

500

The center and radius of the Sphere: 

x^2 + y^2 + z^2 - 2x - 4y + 8z = 15

What is center: (1, 2, -4) radius = 6

500

The work done in moving an object along the curve

y = x^2

from the point (0,0) to the point (2,4) in the presence of the force 

vecF(x,y)=<<x^2,y^2>>

What is 24 J?

500

The tangent plane to the surface

x^2 + 2xyz + 3z^2 = 6

 at the point (1,1,1).

What is 

2x+ y + 4z = 7

500

The flux of F = <z,y,x> over the surface of the region E bounded by the cylinder:

x^2 + y^2 = 16

, bounded below by the plane z = 0, and bounded above by the paraboloid:

z = 4 - x^2 - y^2

.

What is 

-64pi