MATH2011 Tutorial Notes 5

5 March, 2012

Problem 1. Find a parametric equation of the line tangent to the curve f~(t) = (cos t, t, 2 sin t) at the
point t = .

Ans: ~r(t) = (1, t + , 2t) t R

Problem 2. Use arc length s as the parameter to reparametrize the curve ~g(t) = sin 3t ~i + cos 3t ~j + 4t ~k
with t = 0 as the reference point.

Ans: ~g(t(s)) = sin 3s 3s 4s

5 , cos 5 , 5

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Problem 3. Suppose 2wyz x(y 2 + z 2 ) = 0, find zw , zx and zy at (w, x, y, z) = (5, 4, 1, 2).

Ans: zw = 23 , zx = 65 , zy = 2

Problem 4. Find zu , zv and z where

z(x, y) = x2 + y 2 , x(u, v, ) = (u2 + v 2 ) sin , y(u, v, ) = uv cos

Ans: zu = 4u(u2 + v 2 ) sin2 + 2uv 2 cos2 ,

zv = 4v(u2 + v 2 ) sin2 + 2u2 v cos2 ,
z = 2(u2 + v 2 )2 cos sin 2u2 v 2 cos sin