MAT 124-13 Some Exercises
MAT 124-13 Some Exercises
MAT 124-13 Some Exercises
(9) Find the volume of the parallelepiped generated by the three vectors ~i + 2~j − ~k,
~j + ~k, and 3~i − ~j + 2~k.
(10) Find the equations of the line containing the point (1, 0, −1) which is parallel to the
x−4 2y − 3 3z − 7
line = = .
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(11) Find the equation of the plane containing the points (0, −1, 1), (1, 0, 2), and (3, 0, 1).
(12) Find the angle between the planes 4x + 4z − 16 = 0 and −2x + 2y − 13 = 0.
(13)
(14) Let 4P QR be a triangle. Prove that the area AP QR of 4P QR is AP QR = 21 k ~v × wk. ~
(15) Calculate the area of the triangle 4P QR, where P = (2, 4, −7), Q = (3, 7, 18), and
R = (−5, 12, 8).
~ ~z in R3 , show that
(16) For all vectors ~u, ~v , w,
(~u × ~v ) × (w
~ × ~z) = (~z · (~u × ~v ))w
~ − (w
~ · (~u × ~v ))~z
(17) Consider the curve ~r(t) = h4t, 3 cos(t), −3 sin(t)i.
(a) Find the velocity, acceleration, and speed of a particle with the position function
~r(t).
(b) Find the vectors T~ (t), N
~ (t), and B(t).
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(c) Find the curvature.
(d) Find the torsion.
(e) Find the parametric equation for the tangent line to the curve at the point
~r(0).
(f) Find equations of the the osculating plane, normal plane and rectiifyingplane
at the point where t = π/2