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Multivariable Calculus Problem Set 3

This document contains a multi-part problem set on multivariable calculus concepts including: 1) Finding vector and symmetric equations of lines through given points in various directions 2) Calculating distances from points to lines 3) Deriving and proving equations for lines in the xy-plane 4) Sketching and analyzing curves defined by parametric equations 5) Computing curvature of smooth curves at general points 6) Proving rules for differentiation of vector-valued functions

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Multivariable Calculus Problem Set 3

This document contains a multi-part problem set on multivariable calculus concepts including: 1) Finding vector and symmetric equations of lines through given points in various directions 2) Calculating distances from points to lines 3) Deriving and proving equations for lines in the xy-plane 4) Sketching and analyzing curves defined by parametric equations 5) Computing curvature of smooth curves at general points 6) Proving rules for differentiation of vector-valued functions

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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune MTH 102 Multivariable Calculus, Spring 2014 Coordinator: Diganta

Borah Problem Set 3 1. Find the vector and symmetric equations of the line . (a) through the point (3, 1, 2) and in the direction 2 i 3 j + 4k (b) through the points (1, 1, 1) and (2, 1, 2). 2. Find the distance (b) from the point (0, 0, 12) to the line r = 4t i 2t j + 2tk. (a) from the point (1, 1, 2) to the line y x2 = ; 1/ 2 1/ 2

z = 0.

3. Suppose a line in the xy -plane has slope m and y -intercept c. (a) Find a point on the line. (b) Find a vector parallel to the line. (a) Prove that the equation of the line is y = mx + c. 4. Prove that the equation of a line in the xy -plane can be written in the form ax + by + c = 0. Also prove that the distance from the point (, ) to the above line is |a + b + c| . a2 + b2 5. Sketch the following curves: (a) r(t) = t i + sin t j , t R. (b) r(t) = R cos ti + R sin t j , t [0, 2 ] and R is a positive constant. (c) r(t) = a cos t i + b sin t j , t [0, 2 ] and a, b are positive constants. (d) r(t) = t2 i + 2t j , t R. 3 (e) r(t) = (t 4t) i + (t2 4) j , t R. 3 2 (f) r(t) = t i + t j , t R. Are these curves smooth? Are they regular? Are they graphs of functions?1 Are they graphs of smooth functions? 6. Find the tangent vectors and the tangent lines to the smooth and regular curves in Exercise 1 at a general point. 7. If the tangent vector to a cruve is constant, prove that the curve is a straight line. 8. Compute the curvature of the smooth and regular curves in Exercise 1 at a general point. 9. Suppose f : [a, b] R is smooth function. Prove that the graph of f is a smooth and regular curve. Also prove that the curvature of the graph at a general point x, f (x) is given by (x) = 10. Prove the following rules of dierentiation: dr2 d 1 (a) dt (r1 + r2 ) = dr dt + dt .
1Browse through Section 1.1 of Stewart and look for vertical line test. 1

|f (x)| (1 + f (x)2 )
3/2

2 d (b) dt (cr) = c dr dt , where c is a constant. d dr (c) dt (f r) = df dt r + f dt , where f is a scalar function. dr2 d 1 (d) dt (r1 r2 ) = dr dt r2 + r1 dt . dr1 d 2 (e) dt (r1 r2 ) = dt r2 + r1 dr dt . df d r(f (t) = dt (t) dr (f) dt dt (f (t)), where f is a scalar function. All the functions in this question are assumed to be dierentiable.

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