11/1/2017 Second Hourly Math 21a, Fall 2017

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TTH 10 Matt Demers
• All functions can be differentiated arbitrarily
TTH 10 Jun-Hou Fung often unless otherwise specified.
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TTH 11:30 Sebastian Vasey • You have 90 minutes time to complete your
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Problem 1) True/False questions (20 points), no justifications needed

1) T F The identity fyxyx = fxyxy holds for all smooth functions f (x, y).

2) T F Using linearization we can estimate (1.003)2 (1.0001)4 ≈ 2·0.003+4·0.0001.

3) T F We have d/dt(x2 (t)y(t)) = h2x(t)y(t), x2 (t)i · hx0 (t), y 0 (t)i.

The function f (x, y) = 3y 2 − 2x3 takes no maximal value on the ”squircle”

4) T F x4 + y 4 = 8.
5) T F If f (x, t) solves the heat equation then f (x, −t) solves the heat equation.

6) T F If f (x, t) solves the wave equation, then f (x, −t) solves the wave equation.

There exists a smooth function on the region x2 + y 2 < 1 so that it has

7) T F exactly two local minima and no other critical points.
For a function f (x, y), the vector hfx (0, 0), fy (0, 0), −1i is perpendicular to
8) T F the graph f (x, y) = z at (0, 0, f (0, 0)).
If a function f (x, y) is equal to its linearization L(x, y) at some point, then
9) T F fxx (x, y) = fyy (x, y) at every point.
The equation f (x, y) = 9x − 5x2 − y 2 = −9 implicitly defines y(x) near
10) T F (0, 3) and y 0 (0) = fx (0, 3)/fy (0, 3).
If a tangent plane to a surface S intersects S at infinitely many points, then
11) T F S must be a plane.

12) T F If ~u = h1, 0, 0i and ~v = h0, 1, 0i then (D~u D~v − D~v D~u )f = D~u×~v f .

The surface area of the parametrized surface ~r(r, θ) = hr cos(θ), r sin(θ), ri,
13) T F with 0 ≤ r ≤ 1 and 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π is 02π 01 |~rr × ~rθ |rdrdθ.
R R

Let D be the unitRRdisk x2 + y 2 ≤ 1. Any function f (x, y) which satisfies

14) T F | D f (x, y) dA| = D |f (x, y)| dA must have f (x, y) ≥ 0 on D.
RR

R 1 R 20 x2 11
15) T F The iterated integral −1 10 e y dx dy is zero.
The tangent plane to the graph of f (x, y) = xy at (2, 3, 6) is given by
16) T F 6 + 3(x − 2) + 3(y − 3) = 0.
If the gradient of f (x, y) at (1, 2) is zero, then f (1, 2) must be either a local
17) T F minimum or maximum value of f (x, y) at (1, 2).
If ~r(t) is a parametrization of the level curve f (x, y) = 5, then ∇f (~r(t)) ·
18) T F ~r 0 (t) = 0.
The function f (x, y) = (x3 + y 3 )/(x2 + y 2 )2 has a limiting value at (0, 0) so
19) T F that it is continuous everywhere.
If the contour curves f (x, y) = 1 and g(x, y) = 1 have a common tangent
20) T F line at (1, 2) and |∇f (1, 2)| = 1 = |∇g(1, 2)| = 1, then (1, 2) is a solution
to the Lagrange equations for extremizing f under the constraint g = 1.
Problem 2) (10 points) No justifications needed

a) (6 points) Please match each picture below with the double integral that computes the area
of the region:

A B C

D E F
Enter A-F Integral
R 2π R 2+sin(6θ)
0 1+sin(6θ) r drdθ
R 1 R x2
−1 −x2 1 dydx
R 2π R 1+sin(6θ)
r drdθ
R01 R 01
−1 y 3 1 dxdy
R 1 R x2
−1 x3 1 dydx
R 2π R 2+sin(6θ)
0 1 r drdθ

b) (4 points) We design a crossword puzzle. Match the PDEs:

Enter 1-4
ut = ux
ut = uxx
utt = uxx
ut + uux = uxx

Problem 3) (10 points)

3a) (7 points) Fill in the points A-G. There is an exact match. You see the level curves of
a function f (x, y) inspired from one of your homework submissions. The circular curve is
g(x, y) = x2 + y 2 = 1.

a) At the point , the function f is a global maximum on g = 1.

b) At the point , the function f is a global minimum on g = 1.

c) At the point , |fy | is maximal among all points A-G.

d) At the point , fx > 0 and fy = 0.

e) At the point , fx > 0 and fy > 0.

f) At the point , ∇f = λ∇g and g = 1 for some λ > 0.

g) At the point , |∇f | is minimal among all points A-G.

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3b) (3 points) Fill in the numbers 1, −1, or 0. In all cases, the vector ~v is a general unit vector.
a) At a maximum point of f (x, y), we have D~v f =

b) At any point (x, y), we have |D~v f |/|∇f | ≤

c) If D~v f = 1, then D−~v f =

Problem 4) (10 points)

The surface f (x, y, z) = 1/10 for f (x, y, z) = 10z 2 −x2 −
y 2 + 100x4 − 200x6 + 100x8 − 200x2 y 2 + 200x4 y 2 + 100y 4
is a blueprint for a new sour-sweet gelatin candy brand.

a) (4 points) Find the equation ax + by + cz = d for the

tangent plane of f at (0, 0, 1/10).

b) (3 points) Find the linearization L(x, y, z) of f at

(0, 0, 1/10).

c) (3 points) Estimate f (0.01, 0.001, 0.10001).

Problem 5) (10 points)

x x

The marble arch of Caracalla is a Roman monument, 2y 2y

3y
built in the year 211. We look at a region modelling the
arch. Using the Lagrange optimization method, find the
x x x x
parameters (x, y) for which the area
f (x, y) = 2x2 + 4xy + 3y 2 x 2y x

is minimal, while the perimeter

g(x, y) = 8x + 9y = 33
is fixed.

Problem 6) (10 points)

a) (8 points) Find and classify the critical points of the

function
f (x, y) = x2 − y 2 − xy 3 .
b) (2 points) Decide whether f has a global maximum
or minimum on the entire 2D plane.
We don’t know of any application for f . But if you read out the function aloud, it rolls beau-

tifully off your tongue!

Problem 7) (10 points)

We look at the integral

Z π2 Z π
√ sin(x)/x2 dxdy .
0 y

Just for illustration, we have drawn the graph of the

function f (x) = sin(x)/x2 .

a) (5 points) Draw the region over which the double

integral is taken.

b) (5 points) Find the value of the integral.

Problem 8) (10 points)

”Heat-assisted magnetic recording” (HAMR) promises

high density hard drives like 20 TB drives in 2019. The
information is stored on sectors, now typically 4KB per
sector. Let’s assume that the magnetisation density on
the drive is given by a function f (x, y) = sin(x2 + y 2 ).
We are interested in the total magnetization on the sec-
tor R√in the first quadrant bounded by the lines x = y,
y = 3x and the circles x2 + y 2 = 4 and x2 + y 2 = 9. In
other words, find the integral
Z Z
sin(x2 + y 2 ) dxdy .
R

Problem 9) (10 points)

a) (4 points) Write down the double integral for the

surface area of

~r(x, y) = h2x, y, x3 /3 + yi
with 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 and 0 ≤ y ≤ x3 .

b) (6 points) Find the surface area.