Gilbert Strang; Edwin “Jed” Herman

Review Exercises

For the following exercises, determine whether the statement is true or false. Justify the answer with a proof or a counterexample.

423.

For vectors $a$ and $b$ and any given scalar $c,$ $c (a \cdot b) = (c a) \cdot b .$

424.

For vectors $a$ and $b$ and any given scalar $c,$ $c (a \times b) = (c a) \times b .$

425.

The symmetric equation for the line of intersection between two planes $x + y + z = 2$ and $x + 2 y - 4 z = 5$ is given by $- \frac{x - 1}{6} = \frac{y - 1}{5} = z .$

426.

If $a \cdot b = 0,$ then $a$ is perpendicular to $b .$

For the following exercises, use the given vectors to find the quantities.

427.

$a = 9 i - 2 j, b = −3 i + j$

$3 a + b$
$‖ a ‖$
$a \times ‖ b \times c ‖$
$b \cdot a$

428.

$a = 2 i + j - 9 k, b = − i + 2 k, c = 4 i - 2 j + k$

$2 a - b$
$b \times c$
$b \times ‖ b \times c ‖$
$c \times ‖ b \times a ‖$
${proj}_{a} b$

429.

Find the values of $a$ such that vectors $〈 2, 4, a 〉$ and $〈 0, −1, a 〉$ are orthogonal.

For the following exercises, find the unit vectors.

430.

Find the unit vector that has the same direction as vector $v$ that begins at $(0, −3)$ and ends at $(4, 10) .$

431.

Find the unit vector that has the same direction as vector $v$ that begins at $(1, 4, 10)$ and ends at $(3, 0, 4) .$

For the following exercises, find the area or volume of the given shapes.

432.

The parallelogram spanned by vectors $a = 〈 1, 13 〉 and b = 〈 3, 21 〉$

433.

The parallelepiped formed by $a = 〈 1, 4, 1 〉 and b = 〈 3, 6, 2 〉,$ and $c = 〈 −2, 1, −5 〉$

For the following exercises, find the vector and parametric equations of the line with the given properties.

434.

The line that passes through point $(2, −3, 7)$ that is parallel to vector $〈 1, 3, −2 〉$

435.

The line that passes through points $(1, 3, 5)$ and $(−2, 6, −3)$

For the following exercises, find the equation of the plane with the given properties.

436.

The plane that passes through point $(4, 7, −1)$ and has normal vector $n = 〈 3, 4, 2 〉$

437.

The plane that passes through points $(0, 1, 5), (2, −1, 6), and (3, 2, 5) .$

For the following exercises, find the traces for the surfaces in planes $x = k, y = k, and z = k .$ Then, describe and draw the surfaces.

438.

$9 x^{2} + 4 y^{2} - 16 y + 36 z^{2} = 20$

439.

$x^{2} = y^{2} + z^{2}$

For the following exercises, write the given equation in cylindrical coordinates and spherical coordinates.

440.

$x^{2} + y^{2} + z^{2} = 144$

441.

$z = x^{2} + y^{2} - 1$

For the following exercises, convert the given equations from cylindrical or spherical coordinates to rectangular coordinates. Identify the given surface.

442.

$ρ^{2} ({sin}^{2} (φ) - {cos}^{2} (φ)) = 1$

443.

$r^{2} - 2 r cos (θ) + z^{2} = 1$

For the following exercises, consider a small boat crossing a river.

444.

If the boat velocity is $5$ km/h due north in still water and the water has a current of $2$ km/h due west (see the following figure), what is the velocity of the boat relative to shore? What is the angle $θ$ that the boat is actually traveling?

This figure is an image of overtop of a boat. There is a line segment from the back of the boat. It is labeled “5 k m/h r.” This line segment has another line segment perpendicular. It is labeled “2 k m/h r.” There is another line segment making a right triangle with the other two. The angle between the line segments from the boat is theta.

445.

When the boat reaches the shore, two ropes are thrown to people to help pull the boat ashore. One rope is at an angle of $25 °$ and the other is at $35 ° .$ If the boat must be pulled straight and at a force of $500 N,$ find the magnitude of force for each rope (see the following figure).

This figure is overtop of a boat. From the front of the boat is a horizontal vector. It is labeled “500 N.” There are two other line segments from the boat. The first one forms an angle with the horizontal vector of 35 degrees above the vector. The second line segment forms an angle of 25 degrees below the vector.

446.

An airplane is flying in the direction of 52° east of north with a speed of 450 mph. A strong wind has a bearing 33° east of north with a speed of 50 mph. What is the resultant ground speed and bearing of the airplane?

447.

Calculate the work done by moving a particle from position $(1, 2, 0)$ to $(8, 4, 5)$ along a straight line with a force $F = 2 i + 3 j - k .$

The following problems consider your unsuccessful attempt to take the tire off your car using a wrench to loosen the bolts. Assume the wrench is $0.3$ m long and you are able to apply a 200-N force.

448.

Because your tire is flat, you are only able to apply your force at a $60 °$ angle. What is the torque at the center of the bolt? Assume this force is not enough to loosen the bolt.

449.

Someone lends you a tire jack and you are now able to apply a 200-N force at an $80 °$ angle. Is your resulting torque going to be more or less? What is the new resulting torque at the center of the bolt? Assume this force is not enough to loosen the bolt.