Answers to the Practice Second Test

Mathematics 3B, Section 1

1.
pi/2.

2.
Q(t) = tan(2/3 t^{3/2} + pi/4).

3.
(a)   y(t) = 2/(1 + 3 exp(2t)).
(b)   There is a stable equilibrium at y(t) = 0 and an unstable equilibrium at y(t) = 2.

4.
(a)   The level curves are the circles centered at the origin. The level curve for f(x, y) = c is the circle with radius e^{c/2}.
(b)   0.

5.
(a)   L(x, y) = 2/5 x + 4/5 y - 2 + ln 5.
(b)   The value decreases by approximately 0.008.
(c)   2x + 4y - 5z = 10 - 5 ln 5.

6.
(a)   pi/3.
(b)   2x + y + z = 3.

7.
(a) -4/25.
(b)   The direction pointing straight at the origin, i.e., the direction of the vector
|   -1   |
|   -2   |
|    0   |.
(c)   The direction of the vector
|   -2   |
|    1   |
|    9   |
is one such. Any non-zero vector perpendicular to the gradient vector will give a suitable direction.

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