Calculus III, also known as multivariable calculus, extends the concepts of differentiation and integration to functions of multiple variables. This field is essential for understanding physical phenomena in three dimensions and provides powerful tools for modeling real-world problems in physics, engineering, economics, and other sciences. This guide will walk through common problems that appear on Calculus III final exams and provide detailed solutions to help you prepare.
Given vectors a = 2, -1, 3 and b = -1, 4, -2, find:
Solution:
Dot product:
a b = (2)(-1) + (-1)(4) + (3)(-2) = -2 - 4 - 6 = -12
Cross product:
a b = |i j k|
|2 -1 3|
|-1 4 -2|
= i[(-1)(-2) - (3)(4)] - j[(2)(-2) - (3)(-1)] + k[(2)(4) - (-1)(-1)]
= i[2 - 12] - j[-4 + 3] + k[8 - 1]
= -10i + 1j + 7k = -10, 1, 7
Angle between vectors:
cos() = (a b) / (|a| |b|)
|a| = (2 + (-1) + 3) = (4 + 1 + 9) = 14
|b| = ((-1) + 4 + (-2)) = (1 + 16 + 4) = 21
cos() = -12 / (14 21) = -12/294 -0.70
= arccos(-0.70) 134.4
Find an equation of the plane that contains point (2,1,-1) and is parallel to the plane 5x - 2y + 3z = 7.
Solution:
The given plane has normal vector n = 5, -2, 3. Since our desired plane is parallel, it will have the same normal vector.
Using the point-normal form of a plane: a(x - x) + b(y - y) + c(z - z) = 0
Substituting our values:
5(x - 2) - 2(y - 1) + 3(z + 1) = 0
5x - 10 - 2y + 2 + 3z + 3 = 0
5x - 2y + 3z - 5 = 0
Therefore, the equation of the plane is 5x - 2y + 3z = 5.
Find all first and second-order partial derivatives of the function f(x,y) = xy + e^(xy).
Solution:
First-order partial derivatives:
f = /x (xy + e^(xy)) = 2xy + ye^(xy)
f_y = /y (xy + e^(xy)) = x + xe^(xy)
Second-order partial derivatives:
f = /x f(x,y) = /x (2xy + ye^(xy)) = 2y + ye^(xy)
f_yy = /y f(x,y) = /y (x + xe^(xy)) = xe^(xy)
fy = /yx f(x,y) = /y (2xy + ye^(xy)) = 2x + e^(xy) + xye^(xy)
f_y = /xy f(x,y) = /x (x + xe^(xy)) = 2x + e^(xy) + xye^(xy)
Note that fy = f_y as expected from Clairaut's Theorem.
Evaluate the double integral _R (x + y) dA where R is the region bounded by y = x and y = 2x.
Solution:
First, find the intersection points of the two curves:
x = 2x => x - 2x = 0 => x(x - 2) = 0
This gives x = 0 and x = 2.
For 0 x 2, we have x 2x.
Therefore, the region R is: {(x,y) | 0 x 2, x y 2x}
_R (x + y) dA = _{x}^{2x} (x + y) dy dx
First, integrate with respect to y:
_{x}^{2x} (x + y) dy = [xy + y]_{x}^{2x}
= x(2x) + (2x) - x(x) - (x)
= 2x + 2x - x - x
= 4x - x - x
Now, integrate with respect to x:
(4x - x - x) dx = [4/3x - x - 1/10x]
= (4/3)(8) - (16) - 1/10(32) - 0
= 32/3 - 4 - 32/10
= 32/3 - 4 - 16/5
= (160 - 60 - 48)/15
= 52/15
Use cylindrical coordinates to evaluate _E z dV where E is the region bounded by the cylinder x + y = 4, the plane z = 0, and the plane z = x + 2.
Solution:
In cylindrical coordinates:
x = r cos(), y = r sin(), z = z
x + y = r
dV = r dz dr d
The cylinder x + y = 4 becomes r = 4, so r = 2.
The bounds are:
0 r 2
0 2
0 z x + 2 = r cos() + 2
_E z dV = ^{2} ^{r cos()+2} z r dz dr d
First, integrate with respect to z:
^{r cos()+2} z r dz = r [z]^{r cos()+2}
= r (r cos() + 2)
= r(r cos() + 4r cos() + 4)
= r cos() + 2r cos() + 2r
Now, integrate with respect to r:
(r cos() + 2r cos() + 2r) dr
= [1/8r cos() + 2/3r cos() + r]
= 1/8(16) cos() + 2/3(8) cos() + 4
= 2 cos() + 16/3 cos() + 4
Finally, integrate with respect to :
^{2} (2 cos() + 16/3 cos() + 4) d
= ^{2} (2( + cos(2)) + 16/3 cos() + 4) d
= ^{2} (1 + cos(2) + 16/3 cos() + 4) d
= ^{2} (5 + cos(2) + 16/3 cos()) d
= [5 + sin(2) + 16/3 sin()]^{2}
= 5(2) + sin(4) + 16/3 sin(2) - 0
= 10
Evaluate the line integral _C xy^4 ds where C is the right half of the circle x + y = 4 traversed counterclockwise.
Solution:
Parameterize C using x = 2 cos(), y = 2 sin() for -/2 /2.
Calculate ds:
x' = -2 sin(), y' = 2 cos()
ds = [(x') + (y')] d = [4 sin() + 4 cos()] d = [4(sin() + cos())] d = 2 d
Substitute into the integral:
_C xy^4 ds = _{-/2}^{/2} (2 cos())(2 sin())^4 2 d
= _{-/2}^{/2} 2 cos() 16 sin() 2 d
= 64 _{-/2}^{/2} cos() sin() d
Let u = sin(), du = cos() d
When = -/2, u = -1
When = /2, u = 1
= 64 _{-1}^1 u^4 du
= 64 [1/5 u^5]_{-1}^1
= 64/5 (1 - (-1))
= 128/5
Evaluate the surface integral _S x dS where S is the part of the plane z = 2 + 3x + 4y that lies above the rectangle [0,1] [0,2].
Solution:
Write the surface as z = f(x,y) = 2 + 3x + 4y
For a surface given by z = f(x,y):
dS = [f_x + f_y + 1] dA
Calculate partial derivatives:
f_x = 3, f_y = 4
dS = [3 + 4 + 1] dA = [9 + 16 + 1] dA = 26 dA
Set up the integral:
_S x dS = _D x 26 dA
where D is the rectangle [0,1] [0,2]
= 26 x dy dx
= 26 x [y] dx
= 26 2x dx
= 226 [1/3 x]
= 226 1/3
= 226/3
Use Green's Theorem to evaluate _C (y + 2x) dx + (3y - 4x) dy, where C is the boundary of the region enclosed by the parabola y = x and the line y = 4, oriented counterclockwise.
Solution:
Green's Theorem states: _C P dx + Q dy = _D (Q/x - P/y) dA
Here, P = y + 2x and Q = 3y - 4x
Q/x = -8x and P/y = 2y
_C (y + 2x) dx + (3y - 4x) dy = _D (-8x - 2y) dA
The region D is enclosed by y = x and y = 4.
Finding the intersection points: x = 4, so x = -2 and x = 2.
Setting up the integral: _{-2}^2 _{x^2}^4 (-8x - 2y) dy dx
First, integrate with respect to y:
_{x}^4 (-8x - 2y) dy = [-8xy - y]_{x}^4
= -8x(4) - 4 - (-8x(x) - (x))
= -32x - 16 + 8x + x
= x + 8x - 32x - 16
Now, integrate with respect to x:
_{-2}^2 (x + 8x - 32x - 16) dx
= [1/5 x + 2x - 16x - 16x]_{-2}^2
= (1/5(32) + 2(16) - 16(4) - 16(2)) - (1/5(-32) + 2(16) - 16(4) + 16(2))
= (32/5 + 32 - 64 - 32) - (-32/5 + 32 - 64 + 32)
= (32/5 - 64) - (-32/5)
= 32/5 - 64 + 32/5
= 64/5 - 64
= -256/5
Use Stokes' Theorem to evaluate _S curl F dS, where F(x,y,z) = -y, x, z and S is the part of the sphere x + y + z = 4 that lies inside the cylinder x + y = 1 and above the xy-plane.
Solution:
Stokes' Theorem states: _S curl F dS = _C F dr
By Stokes' Theorem, the flux of curl F through S equals the line integral of F around the boundary curve C.
The boundary curve C is the intersection of the sphere x + y + z = 4 and the cylinder x + y = 1 above the xy-plane.
Find the intersection:
At the intersection, x + y = 1, so from the sphere equation:
1 + z = 4, meaning z = 3, z = 3 (since we want the part above the xy-plane)
So C is the circle x + y = 1 at height z = 3.
Parameterize C as: r(t) = cos(t), sin(t), 3 for 0 t 2
Calculate dr:
dr = -sin(t), cos(t), 0 dt
Evaluate F at C:
F(r(t)) = -sin(t), cos(t), (3) = -sin(t), cos(t), 3
Calculate F dr:
F dr = -sin(t), cos(t), 3 -sin(t), cos(t), 0 dt
= sin(t) + cos(t) dt
= 1 dt
Therefore:
_C F dr = _0^{2} 1 dt = [t]_0^{2} = 2
By Stokes' Theorem, _S curl F dS = 2.
Use the Divergence Theorem to calculate _S F dS, where F(x,y,z) = xy, yz, zx and S is the surface of the box [0,1] [0,2] [0,3] with outward orientation.
Solution:
The Divergence Theorem states: _S F dS = _E div F dV
Calculate the divergence:
div F = /x (xy) + /y (yz) + /z (zx)
= y + z + x
Apply the Divergence Theorem:
_S F dS = _E (x + y + z) dV
where E = [0,1] [0,2] [0,3]
Set up the triple integral:
(x + y + z) dz dy dx
First, integrate with respect to z:
(x + y + z) dz = [xz + yz + z]
= 3x + 3y + 9
Next, integrate with respect to y:
(3x + 3y + 9) dy = [3xy + y + 9y]
= 6x + 8 + 18
= 6x + 26
Finally, integrate with respect to x:
(6x + 26) dx = [2x + 26x]
= 2 + 26
= 28
Therefore, _S F dS = 28.
Calculus III explores the beautiful world of multivariable functions and their applications. By mastering these concepts and problems, you'll develop powerful analytical tools that will serve you well in advanced mathematics, physics, engineering, economics, and beyond. Remember that understanding comes with consistent effort and application. Good luck with your exam!
