Math 241 Supplementary Problems
1. Memorize this.
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6. Given the three points P Q and R determine all values of z that make triangle PQR a right triangle. P(8, -1, 4); Q(-1, 2, 1); R(2, 3, z).
7. Let R be the region bounded by a quarter circle of radius a in the first quadrant with constant density k. Find the center of mass and the moments of inertia Ix and Iy.
8. Write out the triple integral for the volume of the solid shown in all six possible orders. Evaluate at least 2 of these integrals. Hint: the dzdydx and dzdxdy orders are the trickiest. Do these last.
9. Find the moment of inertia of a homogeneous sphere of radius a about a diameter.
10. The one dimensional heat equation is: ut = a2uxx,
where the temperature u(x,t) depends on the position on the x-axis and the
time t.
a) Verify that the function
un(x,t) = e-a2n2tsin(nx) solves
the heat equation with boundary conditions
(B.C.) u(0, t) = u(&pi, t) = 0 and initial condition (I.C.) u(x, 0) = sin(nx).
b) Suppose the initial conditions are changed to (I.C.)
, for some constants
bn Show that the solution is now:
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  Then the question arises, "exactly which functions can be expressed as a
sum of sine functions?" The attempts to answer to this question lead to the
theory of Fourier series and much of modern mathematics.
11. Find the distance from the point P(5,3) to the line 2x - 6y = 7.
12. Find the plane determined by P, Q, and R. P(1, -1, 3), Q(2, 1 4), R(0, 1, 0).
13. Find the distance from the point P(2, 3, -4) to the plane x + 2y - z = 5
14. Find the distance from the point P(2, 3, 0) to the line r(t) = < 3t, 5t + 1, -2t + 3 >.
15. Find the distance between the lines r(t) = < 3t, 5t + 1, -2t + 3 > and
l(t) = < t + 1, t, t + 4 >.
16. Find the intersection of the plane 2x - y + z = 4 and the line through P and Q.
P(1, 2, 3) and Q(6,-2,0)
17. Do the line r(t) = < 3t, 5t + 1, -2t + 3 > and the plane x + 2y - z = 4 intersect or are they parallel? If they are parallel find the distance between them, if they intersect, find the intersection point.