Math 231 Written homework - Review Due at the beginning of the nal exam (Thursday, Dec. 12, at noon).

Turn in complete, organized solutions to the following problems. If you have multiple pages, please staple them. Do any 4 of the problems for full credit. You may do the remaining problem for extra credit. 1. Find a nonzero vector orthogonal to the plane through the points P (0, 0, 3), Q(4, 2, 0), and R(3, 3, 1). Then nd the area of the triangle P QR using a cross product. 2. Suppose that a and b are nonzero vectors. Under what circumstances is proja b = projb a? 3. Find parametric equations for the line through the point (0,1,2) that is perpendicular to the line x = 1 + t, y = 1 t, z = 2t and intersects this line. 4. a) Sketch the region whose area is given by the integral
/2 0 2 sin

rdrd b) Describe the solid whose volume is given by the integral

/2 /2 0 2 0 r2

r dz dr d

5. Show that the circular helix r(t) = a cos t, a sin t, bt has constant curvature.