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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 + t
2

k.
The tangential component is given by a
T
=
r

|r

|
and the normal component is
given by either a
N
=
|r

|
|r

|
or by a
N
=

|a|
2
|a
T
|
2
.
r

(t) = 1, 2, 2t
|r

(t)| =

1 + 4 + 4t
2
=

5 + 4t
2
r

(t) = 0, 0, 2
a
T
=
0 + 0 + 4t

5 + 4t
2
a
N
=

4
(4t)
2
5 + 4t
2
or =
1

5 + 4t
2
|4, 2, 0| =

20

5 + 4t
2
.
(b) A particle starts at the origin with initial velocity

i

j + 3

k. Its acceleration is
a(t) = 6t

i + 12t
2

j 6t

k. Find its position function.

Integrate to get v(t) = 3t
2
+ a, 4t
3
+ b, 3t
2
+ c. Since v(0) = 1, 1, 3, we have
a = 1, b = 1, and c = 3. That is,
v(t) = 3t
2
+ 1, 4t
3
1, 3t
2
+ 1.
Integrate again to get r(t) = t
3
+ t + e, t
4
t + f, t
3
+ 3t + g. Since r(0) = 0, 0, 0,
we have
r(t) = t
3
+ t, t
4
t, t
3
+ 3t.
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2. (9 points) Find and classify the critical points of the function
f(x, y) = x
3
3x + 2y
3
9y
2
+ 12y + 1
The critical points are where the rst derivatives are zero.
f
x
(x, y) = 3x
2
3 = 3(x 1)(x + 1)
f
y
(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.
f
xx
(x, y) = 6x
f
xy
(x, y) = 0
f
yy
(x, y) = 12y 18
D(x, y) = f
xx
f
yy
(f
xy
)
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 ) 6x 12y 18 D classication
(1, 1 ) + local max
(1, 2 ) + saddle point
( 1 , 1 ) + saddle point
( 1 , 2 ) + + + local min
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3. (10 points) Let f(x, y) = (x
2
+ y)e
y
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) = f
x
(1, 2)(x 1) + f
y
(y 2).
We have
f(1, 2) = (1 + 2)e
0
= 3
f
x
(x, y) = 2xe
y
2
1
f
x
(1, 2) = 2(1)e
0
= 2
f
y
(x, y) =

y
(x
2
+ y)

e
y
2
1
+ (x
2
+ y)

y
e
y
2
1

= (1)e
y
2
1
+ (x
2
+ y)
1
2
e
y
2
1
f
y
(1, 2) = e
0
+ (3)
1
2
e
0
= 1 +
3
2
=
5
2
.
The plane is
z 3 = 2(x 1) +
5
2
(y 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.
f(1.05, 1.9) z = 3 + 2(1.05 1) +
5
2
(1.9 2) = 2.85 .
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4. (12 points)
(a) Evaluate by reversing the order of integration:

1
0

1
x
cos(y
2
)dydx
Drawing the region, one gets the triangle with coordinates (0, 0), (0, 1), and (1, 1).

1
0

y
0
cos y
2
dx dy =

1
0
x cos y
2
|
y
x=0
dx dy
=

1
0
y cos y
2
dy =

1
0
cos u
du
2
=
1
2
sin(1).
(b) Evaluate by reversing the order of integration:

1
0

y
ye
x
2
x
3
dxdy
The region is below the parabola y = x
2
bounded by x = 0 and x = 1. (Recall
that x =

y is only the right half of the parabola.)

1
0

x
2
0
y
x
3
e
x
2
dy dx =

1
0
1
2
(x
2
)
2
(0)
2
x
3
e
x
2
dx
=

1
0
1
2
xe
x
2
dx
=

1
0
1
2
e
u
du
2
=
1
4
(e
1
e
0
) =
1
4
(e 1).
(c) Compute the average value of y + 2xe
y
over [0, 2] [1, 2]
The average value is
1
A([0, 2] [1, 2])

[0,2][1,2]
y + 2xe
y
dA =
1
2

2
1

2
0
y + 2xe
y
dxdy
=
1
2

2
1
2y + 4e
y
dy
=
1
2
(4 + 4e
2
1 4e)
=
3
2
+ 2e
2
2e
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5. (9 points) Find the volume bounded by the surfaces z +2x
2
+y
2
= 1, z = 2x
2
y
2
and
the planes y = 1, y = 1.
First, we need to nd the bounds of the region of integration. The planes give
1 y 1. The other bounds are given by nding the intersection of the surfaces.
1 2x
2
y
2
= 2x
2
y
2
1 = 4x
2
x =
1
2
So the region is [
1
2
,
1
2
] [1, 1]. In this region, the rst surface is above the second:
at (0, 0), z = 1 in the rst, z = 0 in the second. Then the integral is

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

1
1
1
2

1
2
1 4x
2
dA
=

1
1
dy
1
2

1
2
1 4x
2
dx
= 2(x 4x
2
|
1
2

1
2
)
=
4
3
Alternatively, you can nd the integral of 1 2x
2
y
2
and 2x
2
y
2
over the region
separately (they are 1 and
1
3
respectively) and subtract the second from the rst.
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