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Math 126 Midterm 2

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1. (10 points)
(a) Find the tangential and normal components of the acceleration vector of a particle
with position function
~r(t) = t~i + 2t~j + t2~k.
The tangential component is given by aT =
given by either aN =

~r0 ~r00
and the normal component is
|~r0 |

p
|~r0 ~r00 |
|~a|2 |aT |2 .
or
by
a
=
N
|~r0 |

~r0 (t) = h1, 2, 2ti

|~r0 (t)| = 1 + 4 + 4t2 = 5 + 4t2

~r00 (t) = h0, 0, 2i
0 + 0 + 4t
aT =
5 + 4t2
r
(4t)2
aN = 4
5 + 4t2

1
20
|h4, 2, 0i| =
.
or =
5 + 4t2
5 + 4t2
(b) A particle starts at the origin with initial velocity ~i ~j + 3~k. Its acceleration is
~a(t) = 6t~i + 12t2~j 6t~k. Find its position function.
Integrate to get ~v (t) = h3t2 + a, 4t3 + b, 3t2 + ci. Since ~v (0) = h1, 1, 3i, we have
a = 1, b = 1, and c = 3. That is,
~v (t) = h3t2 + 1, 4t3 1, 3t2 + 1i.
Integrate again to get ~r(t) = ht3 + t + e, t4 t + f, t3 + 3t + gi. Since ~r(0) = h0, 0, 0i,
we have
~r(t) = ht3 + t, t4 t, t3 + 3ti.

2. (9 points) Find and classify the critical points of the function

f (x, y) = x3 3x + 2y 3 9y 2 + 12y + 1
The critical points are where the first derivatives are zero.
fx (x, y) = 3x2 3 = 3(x 1)(x + 1)
fy (x, y) = 6y 2 18y + 12 = 6(y 2)(y 1).
We have then four critical points: (1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 1), and (1, 2). To classify them,
we must calculate D at each.
fxx (x, y) = 6x
fxy (x, y) = 0
fyy (x, y) = 12y 18
D(x, y) = fxx fyy (fxy )2
= (6x)(12y 18).
Note that one does NOT need a calculator to classify any of these critical points, since
we only care about the sign of D.
( x ,y)
(1, 1 )
(1, 2 )
( 1 ,1)
( 1 ,2)

6x 12y 18

+
+

+
+

D
+

classification
local max
saddle point
saddle point
local min

3. (10 points) Let f (x, y) = (x2 + y)e 2 1

(a) Find the tangent plane at the point (1, 2).
The tangent plane at (1, 2) is given by
z f (1, 2) = fx (1, 2)(x 1) + fy (y 2).
We have
f (1, 2) = (1 + 2)e0 = 3
y

fx (x, y) = 2xe 2 1
fx (1, 2) = 2(1)e0 = 2




y
2
y 1
1
2
2
2
fy (x, y) =
(x + y) e
e
+ (x + y)
y
y
y
1 y
= (1)e 2 1 + (x2 + y) e 2 1
2
1 0
3
5
0
fy (1, 2) = e + (3) e = 1 + = .
2
2
2
The plane is
5
z 3 = 2(x 1) + (y 2)
2
or
4x + 5y 2z = 8
if you want to write it in a more standard form.
(b) Use a linear approximation to approximate f (1.05, 1.9).
Simply plug in (1.05, 1.9) into the above plane equation and solve for z.
5
f (1.05, 1.9) z = 3 + 2(1.05 1) + (1.9 2) = 2.85 .
2

4. (12 points)
R1R1
(a) Evaluate by reversing the order of integration: 0 x cos(y 2 )dydx
Drawing the region, one gets the triangle with coordinates (0, 0), (0, 1), and (1, 1).
Z 1
Z 1Z y
2
cos y dx dy =
x cos y 2 |yx=0 dx dy
0
0
Z 1
Z0 1
du
2
y cos y dy =
cos u
=
2
0
0
1
= sin(1).
2
R 1 R 1 x2
(b) Evaluate by reversing the order of integration: 0 y yex3 dxdy
The region is below the parabola y = x2 bounded by x = 0 and x = 1. (Recall

that x = y is only the right half of the parabola.)

Z
0

Z
0

x2

1 (x2 )2 (0)2 x2
e dx
x3
0 2
Z 1
1 x2
xe dx
=
0 2
Z 1
1 u du
=
e
2
0 2
1
1 1
= (e e0 ) = (e 1).
4
4

y x2
e dy dx =
x3

(c) Compute the average value of y + 2xey over [0, 2] [1, 2]

The average value is
ZZ
Z Z
1 2 2
1
y
y + 2xe dA =
y + 2xey dxdy
A([0, 2] [1, 2]) [0,2][1,2]
2 1 0
Z
1 2
=
2y + 4ey dy
2 1
1
= (4 + 4e2 1 4e)
2
3
= + 2e2 2e
2

5. (9 points) Find the volume bounded by the surfaces z + 2x2 + y 2 = 1, z = 2x2 y 2 and
the planes y = 1, y = 1.
First, we need to find the bounds of the region of integration. The planes give
1 y 1. The other bounds are given by finding the intersection of the surfaces.

1 2x2 y 2 = 2x2 y 2
1 = 4x2
1
x=
2
So the region is [ 12 , 12 ] [1, 1]. In this region, the first surface is above the second:
at (0, 0), z = 1 in the first, z = 0 in the second. Then the integral is

ZZ

(1 2x y ) (2x y )dA =
[ 12 , 12 ][1,1]

1
2

1 4x2 dA

12

1
2

dy

=
1

1 4x2 dx

12
1

= 2(x 4x2 |2 1 )
2

4
=
3
Alternatively, you can find the integral of 1 2x2 y 2 and 2x2 y 2 over the region
separately (they are 1 and 31 respectively) and subtract the second from the first.