İTÜ MAT 1 0 4 E 2 3 Y V MIDTERM EXAM A July 29, 2023

1. The function 4. Which is the equation of the plane that contains the
line given by x = 1 − t, y = 1 + 2t, z = 2 − 3t where
f (x, y) = 3xy 2 + x3 − 3x2 − 3y 2 + 9 t ∈ R and the point (−1, 1, 2) ?

has four critical points. Which of the following are (a) −x + 2z = 3

two of these points? (b) −x − 2z = −3
(a) (1, 0), (0, 1) (c) 3x + 2z = 1
(b) (1, 0), (−1, 1) (d) 3y + 2z = 7
(c) (0, 0), (2, 2) (e) −3y + 2z = 1
(d) (2, 0), (1, 1)
(e) (2, 0), (2, 2)

5. Let L denote the line that passes through the point

(0, 0, 1) and is parallel to the line given by y = 3x in
the xy−plane. Which of the following is the equation
2. Given the vectors a = (a1 , a2 , a3 ), b = (b1 , b2 , b3 ) and of the plane that passes through the point (0, 0, 1) and
c = (c1 , c2 , c3 ), which of the following are always true? is perpendicular to the line L?

I. |a × b|2 = |a|2 |b|2 − (a · b)2 (a) −x + 3y = 0

(b) 3x − y = 0
II. a · (b × c) = (a × b) · c
(c) −3x − 3y = 0
III. (a · b) c = a (b · c)
(d) 3x + y = 0
(a) I only (e) x + 3y = 0
(b) II only
(c) I, II
(d) II, III
(e) I, II, III

6. Which of the following are extreme values of

x
f (x, y) = ?
1 + x2 + y 2
maximum value minimum value

∂ 100 1 1
3. (xyex + cos x) =? (a) −
∂x95 ∂y 2 ∂x3 2 2
1
(a) −1 (b) 1 −
2
(b) 0 1
(c) −1
(c) 1 2
(d) 1 −1
(d) ex
1
(e) sin x (e) 1
2

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7. Given z = f (x, y) = xye−xy and x = u2 + 3v, 10. f (x, y) is a differentiable function whose exact formula
∂z is not known.
y = uv − 3v, evaluate at the point u = 2, v = −1.
∂v However, it is known that the intersection of the
(a) e−1 surface z = f (x, y) and the plane x = 1
is given
by the curve r1 (t) = 1, 1 + t + t2 , 1 − 2t and the
(b) 1 intersection of the surface z = f (x, y) and the plane
y = 1 is given by the curve r2 (t) = t3 , 1, 2 − t . It


(c) 2
(d) e is also known that f (1, 1) = 1.
Which of the following are the values of the partial
(e) 2e derivatives fx (1, 1) and fy (1, 1), respectively?
1
(a) − , −2
3
1
(b) − , −1
3
1
(c) − , −1
8. Which of the following integrals gives the area of the 6
region inside the cardioid r = 1+cos θ and outside the 1
(d) , 2
circle r = 3 cos θ in polar coordinates? 3
"Z # (e) 3, 2
π/2 Z π/2
1
(a) 2· (1 + cos θ)2 dθ − 9 (cos θ)2 dθ
2 π/3 π/3
"Z #
π/2 Z π
1 2 2
(b) 2 · (1 + cos θ) dθ − 9 (cos θ) dθ
2 π/3 π/2
y 2 − x2

xy 2 , (x, y) ̸= (0, 0)
"Z # 
1 π/3 Z π/2 11. Let f (x, y) = x + y2
(c) 2· (1 + cos θ)2 dθ − 9 (cos θ)2 dθ 
0 , (x, y) = (0, 0).
2 0 π/3
∂f ∂f
"Z
π Z π/2 # Which of the following are (x, 0) and (0, y),
1 2 2 ∂y ∂x
(d) 2 · (1 + cos θ) dθ − 9 (cos θ) dθ respectively?
2 π/3 π/3
"Z
π Z π/2 # (a) −x, − y
1
(e) 2· (1 + cos θ)2 dθ + 9 (cos θ)2 dθ (b) −x, y
2 π/3 π/3
(c) x, − y
(d) y, − x
(e) x, y

9. Two objects travel through space along two different

curves. The trajectory of
object A is given by
12. Which of the following is the condition provided by
r1 (t) = t2 , 7t − 12, t2 , t ≥ 0 and the trajectory
the constants a, b, and c that guarantees the existence
of object B is given by r2 (t) = 4t − 3, t2 , 5t − 6 ,


of
t ≥ 0. At which t value do these objects collide and xy
lim ?
which object is moving faster at the time of collision? (x,y)→(0,0) ax2 + bxy + cy 2

(a) t = 2, object A (a) b = c = 0, a ̸= 0

(b) t = 2, object B (b) a = c = 0, b ̸= 0
(c) t = 3, object B (c) a = b = 0, c ̸= 0
(d) t = 3, object A (d) a = c, b ̸= 0
(e) t = 4, object B (e) a = c, b = 0

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13. Let f (x, y) be a function whose directional derivative x−y 1 3
15. Let f (x, y) = and P − , . At P , which
1 1 x+y 2 2
at (1, 0) in the direction √ (i + j) equals to and in
2 2 direction u yields Du f = 1 ?
1
the direction √ (−i + j) equals to 2. Which of the 3 4
2 (a) − i− j
following is the gradient of f at (1, 0) ? 5 5
3 4
√ (b) − i+ j
2 5 5
(a) (−3i + 5j) 3 4
2 (c) i− j
√
2 4 5
(b) (−3i + 5j) 3 4
3 (d) i− j
√ 5 5
2
(c) (−3i + 5j) 3 4
4 (e) i+ j
4 5
2
(d) √ (−3i + 5j)
2
√
6
(e) (−3i + 5j) 16. Which of the following are extreme values of
2
1 1
f (x, y) = +
x y
14. Which of the following are the equations of the 1 1
tangent plane and the normal line passing through under the constraint g(x, y) = 2
+ 2 =1?
x y
the point P (3, 0, 9) of the surface z = f (x, y) = x2 exy ,
respectively? absolute maximum absolute minimum

(a) −4x − 21y + z = −3, (a) 2 −2

√ √
r(t) = (3, 0, 9) + t(3, 9, 1) (b) 2 − 2
(b) −2x − 27y + 2z = 12, (c) 0 −1
r(t) = (3, 0, 9) + t(−1, −9, 1)
(d) 2 0
(c) −6x − 27y − z = −27, √
(e) 2 1
r(t) = (3, 0, 9) + t(−6, −27, 1)
(d) −6x − 27y + z = −9,
r(t) = (3, 0, 9) + t(−6, −27, 1)
(e) −6x + 27y + z = −9,
r(t) = (3, 0, 9) + t(−3, −9, 1)

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 Answers

1. (d) 9. (d)

2. (c) 10. (a)

3. (b) 11. (b)

4. (d) 12. (b)

5. (e) 13. (c)

6. (a) 14. (d)

7. (a) 15. (d)

8. (d) 16. (b)

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