Vadim von Brzeski, Math 1C De Anza College

1 Practice Problems
1.1 Chapter 11
√ √
1. Determine if the sequence an = n3 + n − n3 , n ≥ 0, converges.
n
2. Determine if the sequence an = , n ≥ 2, converges.
(ln n)3
∞
X 1 + πn
3. [CT B/527] Determine if converges or diverges. If it converges, find its sum.
n=0 π 2n
∞
X 3k k!
4. [CT B/576] Determine if converges or diverges. State and justify any tests used.
n=0 (2k)!

∞
X 1
5. [CT B/539] Determine if √ converges or diverges. State and justify any tests used.
n=0 1+ n
∞
1 X x2
6. Use the fact that = xn on (−1, 1) to find the power series for .
1 − x n=0 3 + 2x
What is the interval of convergence of the new series?
∞
X (−1)n 2n
7. [CT B/547] Find the interval of convergence of 2
(x − 2)n . State any tests used and justify
n=1 n
your reasoning.
∞
X (2n)!xn
8. [CT B/576] Find the interval of convergence of . State any tests used and justify your
n=1 (2n + 1)!
reasoning.

9. Find T3 (x), the third order Taylor polynomial, of f (x) = x ln x around x = 1.

√
10. Find T2 (x), the second order Taylor polynomial, of f (x) = 1 + sin 2x around x = π.

11. Approximate ln(1.1) with S2 , the second partial sum of the MacLaurin series for ln(1 + x).
Z 1
dx
12. Find the power series representation of 3
.
0 x +2
What is the error of our approximation if we approximate the power series with S3 ?
Z x
sin t
13. [CT B/584] Let F (x) = √ dt.
0 t
Approximate F (1) using the second Maclaurin polynomial T2 (x) of F (x). Hint: Use the table of
Maclaurin polynomials as a start.

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1.2 Chapter 12
1. [CT B/653] Show that x2 + y 2 + z 2 − 4x − 6y − 8z = 2 is an equation of a sphere and find its radius
and center.

2. [CT B/662] Let ~u = h3, −4, 4i and ~v = h2, 2, 1i Find:

(a) |~u + ~v|
(b) the vector component of ~u along ~v.
(c) the vector component of ~u orthogonal to ~v.
(d) a unit vector orthogonal to both ~u and ~v.

3. Let ~u = h−1, 2, 4i and ~v = h0, 2, 3i Find:

(a) |2~v − ~u|
(b) the vector component of ~u along ~v
(c) the vector component of ~u orthogonal to ~v.
(d) a unit vector orthogonal to both ~u and ~v.
(e) a unit vector in the direction of ~u + ~v.
(f) |~u||~v| cos θ, where θ is the angle between ~u and ~v
(g) |~u||~v| sin θ, where θ is the angle between ~u and ~v

4. [CT B/661] Find the cosine of the angle between ~u = 3î + 3ĵ − k̂ and ~v = −6î + 4ĵ − k̂ .

5. [CT B/665] Find the sine of the angle between h1, 1, 1i and h2, −1, 3i.

6. If |~b × ~c| = 10 and |~b| = 2, what is the minimum magnitude of ~c, i.e. what’s the smallest |~c| can be
?

7. [CT B/665] Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are P (1, −2, 3), Q(2, 4, 1), and R(2, 0, 1).

8. [CT B/669] Show that the line through the points (3, 1, 0) and (1, 4, −3) is perpendicular to the line
x = 3t, y = 3 + 8t, z = −7 + 6t.

9. [CT B/673] Find the equation of the plane through P (2, 1, 3), Q(3, 3, 5), and R(1, 3, 6).

10. [CT B/673] Find the parametric equations of the line through (1, 1, 1) that is parallel to the line of
intersection of the planes 3x − 4y + 2x − 2 = 0 and 4x − 3y − z − 5 = 0.

11. [U C2/650] Find the point of intersection of the lines x = 2t + 1, y = 3t + 2, z = 4t + 3 and x = s + 2,

y = 2s + 4, z = −4s − 1, and then find the plane determined by the lines.
y−3 z+5
12. [U C2/650] Find the distance from the point (3, −1, 4) to the line 4 − x = =
2 3
13. [U C2/650] Find the distance from the point (0, −1, 0) to the plane 2x + y + 2z = 4

14. [JSC/843] A constant force F ~ = 3î = 5ĵ + 10k̂ moves an object along a line segment from (1, 0, 2)
to (5, 3, 8). Find the work done if the distance is measured in meters and the force is in Newtons.

15. [JSC/822] Determine if the points A(1, 3, 2), B(3, −1, 6), C(5, 2, 0), D(3, 6, −4) are coplanar.

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1.3 Chapter 13
1. [CT B/703] Find ~r 0 (t) if ~r(t) = t î + ln(sin 2t) ĵ + cos2 (2t) k̂
~ = î + ĵ + k̂
2. [CT B/704] Find ~r(t) if ~r 0 (t) = sin 2t î + cos 2t ĵ − t k̂ and r(0)

3. [CT B/703] Find the parametric equations of the tangent line to ~r(t) = cos 2t î + 2 sin 2t ĵ − 3t k̂ at
the point where t = π/6.

4. [CT B/715] Given a particle’s position: ~r(t) = h2t, 4 sin 3t, 4 cos 3ti, t > 0 .

(a) Find the unit tangent and unit normal vectors at t = π/2.
(b) Find the equation of the osculating plane to the curve at the point corresponding to t = π/2.
(c) Determine the acceleration ~a(t), the tangential and normal components of the acceleration aT
~ + aN N
and aN , and show that ~a(t) = aT T ~ .

5. [CT B/715] Given: ~r(t) = het , et cos t, et sin ti, t > 0 .

(a) Find the unit tangent and unit normal vectors at t = π.

(b) Find the curvature at t = π.
√
6. [CT B/721] Find the curvature for ~r(t) = et î + 2t ĵ + e−t k̂ at t = 0.

7. [CT B/734] Find the velocity, speed, acceleration, unit tangent vector, unit normal vector, and
curvature at t = 0 for the motion given by ~r(t) = ha sin t, a cos t, a ln(cos t)i .

8. [CT B/727] Find the velocity, speed, and acceleration of a particle whose position is given by
~r(t) = hcos 2t, sin 2t, t3/2 i at t = π/4 seconds.

9. [CT B/727] Find the position and velocity vectors of a particle whose acceleration is given by
π
~a(t) = 2 sin 2t î + 4 cos 2t ĵ if ~v(π/2) = î + ĵ and ~r(π/2) = π î + ĵ
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10. [CT B/728] A shell is fired at ground level with speed of 200 m/s at elevation of 60◦ directly towards
the east.
(i) How far east does the shell travel horizontally?
(ii) Suppose there is a wind blowing east-to-west at 20 m/s. How far east does the shell travel in this
situation?
Use the approximation g = 10 m/s2 .

11. [CT B/728] A shell is fired at ground level at elevation of 60◦ and hits a target 6000 meters away.
Calculate the muzzle (initial) speed of the shell. Use the approximation g = 10 m/s2 .
√
12. Find the parametric equations of the tangent line to ~r(t) = t2 ln t î + 2 t ĵ + cos πt k̂ at the point
(0, 2, −1).
√
13. Given a particle’s position function: ~r(t) = h3 cos t, 3 sin t, 7ti, t > 0 .

(a) Find expressions for the unit tangent and unit normal vectors as vector functions of t.
(b) Determine the tangential and normal components of the acceleration aT and aN , respectively.
~ + aN N
(c) Verify that for all t, ~a(t) = aT T ~ .

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14. A particle moves through space with velocity ~v(t) = − sin πt î + cos πt ĵ + t k̂ .

(a) Find the particle’s position function if the particle was initially at (1/π, 0, 9) at t = 0 seconds.
(b) Find the particle’s acceleration function.
(c) Determine the particle’s speed (function).
(d) Find the curvature of the particle’s curve at t = 2.
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15. The planar curve ~r(t) = 2t î + (t2 − 2 t − t) ĵ is shown below.

Find, sketch, and label the vectors ~r(1), ~v (1), and ~a (1).

16. [CT B/709] (EXTRA) Find the parametric equations for the 2-D curve ~r(t) = 6 cos 2t î + 6 sin 2t ĵ
using arc length s as a parameter. Use the point on the curve where t = 0 as the reference point.

17. (EXTRA) Find the parametric equations for the 2-D curve ~r(t) = hcos t + t sin t, sin t − t cos ti using
arc length s as a parameter. Use the point on the curve where t = 0 as the reference point.