Q: Which formula gives the angle $$\theta$$ between two planes with normal vectors $$\vec{n}_1$$ and $$\vec{n}_2$$?

$$\cos \theta = \dfrac{|\vec{n}_1 \cdot \vec{n}_2|}{|\vec{n}_1||\vec{n}_2|}$$

Question 1

Given the planes $$x + y + z = 0$$ and $$2x - y + z = 0$$, what is the direction vector of their line of intersection?

Accepted Answer

$$\langle 2, -3, 1 \rangle$$

Question 2

Which formula gives the angle $$	heta$$ between two planes with normal vectors $$\vec{n}_1$$ and $$\vec{n}_2$$?

Accepted Answer

$$\cos 	heta = \dfrac{|\vec{n}_1 \cdot \vec{n}_2|}{|\vec{n}_1||\vec{n}_2|}$$

Question 3

What is the distance between the parallel planes $$2x + y - z = 2$$ and $$2x + y - z = 8$$?

Accepted Answer

$$\dfrac{6}{\sqrt{6}}$$

Question 4

Which of the following pairs of planes are orthogonal?

Accepted Answer

$$2x - 3y + 2z = 3$$ and $$6x + 2y - 3z = 1$$

Question 5

Given the point $$P(1, 2, -1)$$ and the plane $$3x - 4y + 12z + 5 = 0$$, what is the distance from $$P to $$the plane?

Accepted Answer

$$\dfrac{|3(1) - 4(2) + 12(-1) + 5|}{\sqrt{3^2$ + (-4)^2$ + 12^2$}}$$

Question 6

Which equation represents a right circular cylinder of radius 3 centered on the $$z-$$axis?

Accepted Answer

$$x^2$$ + $$y^2 = 9$

Question 7

Which of the following is the definition of a cylindrical surface?

Accepted Answer

A set of lines parallel to a given line passing through a given curve.

Question 8

Which quadric surface is represented by the equation $$\dfrac{x^2$}{a^2$} + \dfrac{y^2$}{b^2$} + \dfrac{z^2$}{c^2$} = 1$$?

Accepted Answer

Ellipsoid

Question 9

Which surface is described by the equation $$\dfrac{x^2$}{a^2$} - \dfrac{y^2$}{b^2$} - \dfrac{z^2$}{c^2$} = 1$$?

Accepted Answer

Hyperboloid of two sheets

Question 10

Which of the following equations represents an elliptic paraboloid?

Accepted Answer

$$z = \dfrac{x^2$}{a^2$} + \dfrac{y^2$}{b^2$}$$

Question 11

A plane has normal vector $$\vec{n}_1 = \langle 1, 2, 3 \rangle$$ and another has $$\vec{n}_2 = \langle 2, 4, 6 \rangle. $$What is the relationship between the planes?

Accepted Answer

They are parallel.

Question 12

Which of the following is a symmetric equation for the line of intersection of the planes $$x + y + z = 0$$ and $$2x - y + z = 0$$?

Accepted Answer

$$\dfrac{x}{2} = \dfrac{y}{-3} = \dfrac{z}{1}$$

Question 13

Which surface is represented by $$z = \dfrac{x^2$}{a^2$} - \dfrac{y^2$}{b^2$}$$?

Accepted Answer

Hyperbolic paraboloid

Question 14

If a plane has equation $$ax + by + cz + d = 0$$, what is the magnitude of its normal vector?

Accepted Answer

$$\sqrt{a^2$ + b^2$ + c^2$}$$

Question 15

Which of the following equations represents a hyperboloid of one sheet?

Accepted Answer

$$\dfrac{x^2$}{a^2$} + \dfrac{y^2$}{b^2$} - \dfrac{z^2$}{c^2$} = 1$$

Question 16

A set of lines parallel to a given line passing through a given curve forms which type of surface?

Accepted Answer

Cylindrical surface

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a quadric surface?

Accepted Answer

Cylinder

Question 18

Given the equation $$x^2$$ + $$z^2 = 25$, what type of surface does this represent?

Accepted Answer

A cylinder parallel to the $$y-$$axis

Question 19

Which of the following best describes the traces of an ellipsoid in the coordinate planes?

Accepted Answer

Ellipses in all three planes

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