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

 i j k




(b) From (a), v = w × r =  0 0   = (0 ·  − ) i + ( − 0 · ) j + (0 ·  −  · 0) k = − i +  j


   


j
k 
 i




(c) curl v = ∇ × v =     


 −

0 












=
(0) −
() i +
(−) −
(0) j +
() −
(−) k






= [ − (−)] k = 2 k = 2w
39. For any continuous function  on R3 , define a vector field G(  ) = h(  ) 0 0i where (  ) =
Then div G =

0
 (  ) .


 

((  )) +
(0) +
(0) =
 (  )  =  (  ) by the Fundamental Theorem of



 0
Calculus. Thus every continuous function  on R3 is the divergence of some vector field.
16.6 Parametric Surfaces and Their Areas
1.  (7 10 4) lies on the parametric surface r( ) = h2 + 3 1 + 5 −  2 +  + i if and only if there are values for 
and  where 2 + 3 = 7, 1 + 5 −  = 10, and 2 +  +  = 4. But solving the first two equations simultaneously gives
 = 2,  = 1 and these values do not satisfy the third equation, so  does not lie on the surface.
(5 22 5) lies on the surface if 2 + 3 = 5, 1 + 5 −  = 22, and 2 +  +  = 5 for some values of  and . Solving the
first two equations simultaneously gives  = 4,  = −1 and these values satisfy the third equation, so  lies on the surface.
3. r( ) = ( + ) i + (3 − ) j + (1 + 4 + 5) k = h0 3 1i +  h1 0 4i +  h1 −1 5i. From Example 3, we recognize
this as a vector equation of a plane through the point (0 3 1) and containing vectors a = h1 0 4i and b = h1 −1 5i. If we


 i j k




wish to find a more conventional equation for the plane, a normal vector to the plane is a × b =  1 0 4  = 4 i − j − k


 1 −1 5 
and an equation of the plane is 4( − 0) − ( − 3) − ( − 1) = 0 or 4 −  −  = −4.


5. r( ) =   2 − 2 , so the corresponding parametric equations for the surface are  = ,  = ,  = 2 − 2 . For any
point (  ) on the surface, we have  =  2 − 2 . With no restrictions on the parameters, the surface is  = 2 − 2 , which
we recognize as a hyperbolic paraboloid.
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7. r( ) = 2   2   +  , −1 ≤  ≤ 1, −1 ≤  ≤ 1.
The surface has parametric equations  = 2 ,  =  2 ,  =  + , −1 ≤  ≤ 1, −1 ≤  ≤ 1.
In Maple, the surface can be graphed by entering
plot3d([uˆ2,vˆ2,u+v],u=-1..1,v=-1..1);.
In Mathematica we use the ParametricPlot3D command.
If we keep  constant at 0 ,  = 20 , a constant, so the
corresponding grid curves must be the curves parallel to the
-plane. If  is constant, we have  = 02 , a constant, so these
grid curves are the curves parallel to the -plane.


9. r( ) =  cos   sin  5 .
The surface has parametric equations  =  cos ,  =  sin ,
 = 5 , −1 ≤  ≤ 1, 0 ≤  ≤ 2. Note that if  = 0 is constant
then  = 50 is constant and  = 0 cos ,  = 0 sin  describe a
circle in ,  of radius |0 |, so the corresponding grid curves are
circles parallel to the -plane. If  = 0 , a constant, the parametric
equations become  =  cos 0 ,  =  sin 0 ,  = 5 . Then
 = (tan 0 ), so these are the grid curves we see that lie in vertical
planes  =  through the -axis.
11.  = sin ,  = cos  sin 4,  = sin 2 sin 4, 0 ≤  ≤ 2, − 2 ≤  ≤

.
2
Note that if  = 0 is constant, then  = sin 0 is constant, so the
corresponding grid curves must be parallel to the -plane. These
are the vertically oriented grid curves we see, each shaped like a
“figure-eight.” When  = 0 is held constant, the parametric
equations become  = sin ,  = cos 0 sin 4,
 = sin 20 sin 4. Since  is a constant multiple of , the
corresponding grid curves are the curves contained in planes
 =  that pass through the -axis.
13. r( ) =  cos  i +  sin  j +  k. The parametric equations for the surface are  =  cos ,  =  sin ,  = . We look at
the grid curves first; if we fix , then  and  parametrize a straight line in the plane  =  which intersects the -axis. If  is
held constant, the projection onto the -plane is circular; with  = , each grid curve is a helix. The surface is a spiraling
ramp, graph IV.
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15. r( ) = sin  i + cos  sin 2 j + sin  sin 2 k. Parametric equations for the surface are  = sin ,  = cos  sin 2,
 = sin  sin 2. If  = 0 is fixed, then  = sin 0 is constant, and  = (sin 20 ) cos  and  = (sin 20 ) sin  describe a
circle of radius |sin 20 |, so each corresponding grid curve is a circle contained in the vertical plane  = sin 0 parallel to the
-plane. The only possible surface is graph II. The grid curves we see running lengthwise along the surface correspond to
holding  constant, in which case  = (cos 0 ) sin 2,  = (sin 0 ) sin 2
⇒  = (tan 0 ), so each grid curve lies in a
plane  =  that includes the -axis.
17.  = cos3  cos3 ,  = sin3  cos3 ,  = sin3 . If  = 0 is held constant then  = sin3 0 is constant, so the
corresponding grid curve lies in a horizontal plane. Several of the graphs exhibit horizontal grid curves, but the curves for this
surface are neither circles nor straight lines, so graph III is the only possibility. (In fact, the horizontal grid curves here are
members of the family  =  cos3 ,  =  sin3  and are called astroids.) The vertical grid curves we see on the surface
correspond to  = 0 held constant, as then we have  = cos3 0 cos3 ,  = sin3 0 cos3  so the corresponding grid curve
lies in the vertical plane  = (tan3 0 ) through the -axis.
19. From Example 3, parametric equations for the plane through the point (0 0 0) that contains the vectors a = h1 −1 0i and
b = h0 1 −1i are  = 0 + (1) + (0) = ,  = 0 + (−1) + (1) =  − ,  = 0 + (0) + (−1) = −.
21. Solving the equation for  gives 2 = 1 +  2 + 14  2
⇒ =

1 +  2 + 14  2 . (We choose the positive root since we want
the part of the hyperboloid that corresponds to  ≥ 0.) If we let  and  be the parameters, parametric equations are  = ,

 = ,  = 1 +  2 + 14  2 .
23. Since the cone intersects the sphere in the circle 2 +  2 = 2,  =
can parametrize the surface as  = ,  = ,  =
√
2 and we want the portion of the sphere above this, we

4 − 2 −  2 where 2 +  2 ≤ 2.
Alternate solution: Using spherical coordinates,  = 2 sin  cos ,  = 2 sin  sin ,  = 2 cos  where 0 ≤  ≤

4
and
0 ≤  ≤ 2.
25. Parametric equations are  = ,  = 4 cos ,  = 4 sin , 0 ≤  ≤ 5, 0 ≤  ≤ 2.
27. The surface appears to be a portion of a circular cylinder of radius 3 with axis the -axis. An equation of the cylinder is
 2 +  2 = 9, and we can impose the restrictions 0 ≤  ≤ 5,  ≤ 0 to obtain the portion shown. To graph the surface on a
CAS, we can use parametric equations  = ,  = 3 cos ,  = 3 sin  with the parameter domain 0 ≤  ≤ 5, 2 ≤  ≤ 3
.
2
√
Alternatively, we can regard  and  as parameters. Then parametric equations are  = ,  = ,  = − 9 −  2 , where
0 ≤  ≤ 5 and −3 ≤  ≤ 3.
29. Using Equations 3, we have the parametrization  = ,  = − cos ,
 = − sin , 0 ≤  ≤ 3, 0 ≤  ≤ 2.
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31. (a) Replacing cos  by sin  and sin  by cos  gives parametric equations
 = (2 + sin ) sin ,  = (2 + sin ) cos ,  =  + cos . From the graph, it
appears that the direction of the spiral is reversed. We can verify this observation by
noting that the projection of the spiral grid curves onto the -plane, given by
 = (2 + sin ) sin ,  = (2 + sin ) cos ,  = 0, draws a circle in the clockwise
direction for each value of . The original equations, on the other hand, give circular
projections drawn in the counterclockwise direction. The equation for  is identical in
both surfaces, so as  increases, these grid curves spiral up in opposite directions for
the two surfaces.
(b) Replacing cos  by cos 2 and sin  by sin 2 gives parametric equations
 = (2 + sin ) cos 2,  = (2 + sin ) sin 2,  =  + cos . From the graph, it
appears that the number of coils in the surface doubles within the same parametric
domain. We can verify this observation by noting that the projection of the spiral grid
curves onto the -plane, given by  = (2 + sin ) cos 2,  = (2 + sin ) sin 2,
 = 0 (where  is constant), complete circular revolutions for 0 ≤  ≤  while the
original surface requires 0 ≤  ≤ 2 for a complete revolution. Thus, the new
surface winds around twice as fast as the original surface, and since the equation for 
is identical in both surfaces, we observe twice as many circular coils in the same
-interval.
33. r( ) = ( + ) i + 32 j + ( − ) k.
r = i + 6 j + k and r = i − k, so r × r = −6 i + 2 j − 6 k. Since the point (2 3 0) corresponds to  = 1,  = 1, a
normal vector to the surface at (2 3 0) is −6 i + 2 j − 6 k, and an equation of the tangent plane is −6 + 2 − 6 = −6 or
3 −  + 3 = 3.
35. r( ) =  cos  i +  sin  j +  k

  √

⇒ r 1 3 = 12  23  3 .
 √

r = cos  i + sin  j and r = − sin  i +  cos  j + k, so a normal vector to the surface at the point 12  23  3 is
  √
 √
√



 
r 1 3 × r 1 3 = 12 i + 23 j × − 23 i + 12 j + k = 23 i − 12 j + k. Thus an equation of the tangent plane at
 √
 √ 

√ 
√



1
3 
is 23  − 12 − 12  − 23 + 1  − 3 = 0 or 23  − 12  +  = 3 .
2 2  3
37. r( ) = 2 i + 2 sin  j +  cos  k
⇒ r(1 0) = (1 0 1).
r = 2 i + 2 sin  j + cos  k and r = 2 cos  j −  sin  k,
so a normal vector to the surface at the point (1 0 1) is
r (1 0) × r (1 0) = (2 i + k) × (2 j) = −2 i + 4 k.
Thus an equation of the tangent plane at (1 0 1) is
−2( − 1) + 0( − 0) + 4( − 1) = 0 or − + 2 = 1.
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39. The surface  is given by  = ( ) = 6 − 3 − 2 which intersects the -plane in the line 3 + 2 = 6, so  is the



triangular region given by ( )  0 ≤  ≤ 2 0 ≤  ≤ 3 − 32  . By Formula 9, the surface area of  is

 2  2



() =
1+
+




√ 
√
√ 
√
 

=  1 + (−3)2 + (−2)2  = 14   = 14 () = 14 12 · 2 · 3 = 3 14
41. Here we can write  =  ( ) =

() =

1+

√
14
3
=
1
3
− 13  − 23  and  is the disk 2 +  2 ≤ 3, so by Formula 9 the area of the surface is

() =


2
√
14
3

2
 
 2  2

 =
1 + − 13 + − 23  =


√ 2 √
·  3 = 14 
+
√
14
3



+  32 ) and  = {( ) | 0 ≤  ≤ 1 0 ≤  ≤ 1 }. Then  = 12 ,  =  12 and
 
11√
√ 2 √ 2
() =  1 + (  ) +
  = 0 0 1 +  +   
=1

1
1
 = 23 0 ( + 2)32 − ( + 1)32 
= 0 23 ( +  + 1)32
43.  =  ( ) =
32
2
3 (
2
3
=

=0
2
(
5
52
+ 2)
−
2
(
5
+ 1)52
1
=
0
45.  =  ( ) =  with 2 +  2 ≤ 1, so  = ,  = 
() =
4
(352
15
− 252 − 252 + 1) =
4
(352
15
− 272 + 1)
⇒
=1
 
  √
 
2 + 2  = 2 1
2 + 1    = 2 1 ( 2 + 1)32
1
+



3

0
0
0
=0

 2  √
= 0 13 2 2 − 1  =

 √
2
2 2−1
3
47. A parametric representation of the surface is  = ,  = 4 +  2 ,  =  with 0 ≤  ≤ 1, 0 ≤  ≤ 1.
Hence r × r = (i + 4 j) × (2 j + k) = 4 i − j + 2 k.

 2  2





Note: In general, if  =  ( ) then r × r =
i−j+
k and  () =
1+
+
. Then





1√
 1 1 √
() = 0 0 17 + 4 2   = 0 17 + 4 2 
√

1
√ 
√ 
√
 √
 
ln 2 + 21 − ln 17
ln2 + 4 2 + 17  0 = 221 + 17
= 12  17 + 4 2 + 17
2
4


49. r = h2  0i, r = h0  i, and r × r =  2  −2 22 . Then
 1 2 √
 1 2 
 4 + 42  2 + 44   = 0 0
(2 + 22 )2  
0 0


1
=2
 1 2
1
1
= 0 0 ( 2 + 22 )   = 0 13  3 + 22  =0  = 0 83 + 42  = 83  + 43 3 0 = 4
() =


|r × r |  =
 
1 + ( )2 + ( )2 . But if | | ≤ 1 and | | ≤ 1 then 0 ≤ ( )2 ≤ 1,


√
0 ≤ ( )2 ≤ 1 ⇒ 1 ≤ 1 + ( )2 + ( )2 ≤ 3 ⇒ 1 ≤ 1 + ( )2 + ( )2 ≤ 3. By Property 15.3.11,
√
 
 √

1  ≤  1 + ( )2 + ( )2  ≤  3  ⇒ () ≤ () ≤ 3 () ⇒

√
2 ≤ () ≤ 32 .
51. From Equation 9 we have () =
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53.  =  ( ) = −
2 − 2
with 2 +  2 ≤ 4.
2 
2
 

 
1 + −2−2 −2 + −2−2 −2  =  1 + 4(2 +  2 )−2(2 +2 ) 

 2  2 
 2
2 
2 
= 0 0 1 + 42 −22    = 0  0  1 + 42 −22  = 2 0  1 + 42 −22  ≈ 139783
() =

2
 =
Using the Midpoint Rule with  ( ) =
1+

55. (a) () =
1+

() ≈



2
+



 6
0

4

1+
0
42 + 4 2
 .
(1 + 2 +  2 )4
42 + 4 2
,  = 3,  = 2 we have
(1 + 2 +  2 )4


     ∆ = 4 [ (1 1) +  (1 3) +  (3 1) +  (3 3) +  (5 1) + (5 3)] ≈ 242055
3
2


=1 =1
(b) Using a CAS we have () =

6
0

4

1+
0
42 + 4 2
  ≈ 242476. This agrees with the estimate in part (a)
(1 + 2 +  2 )4
to the first decimal place.
57.  = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 2 , so
() =



1+



2
+



Using a CAS, we have
4 1 
14 + 48 + 64 2   =
1
0
or
45
8
√
14 +
15
16
√
2
45
8
 =

4
1
√
14 +
15
16
√
3 70
√
ln 113 √55 +
.
+ 70

1
0


1 + 4 + (3 + 8)2   =
√ √ 
 √
ln 11 5 + 3 14 5 −
59. (a)  =  sin  cos ,  =  sin  sin ,  =  cos 
⇒
1
15
16
4

0
1

14 + 48 + 64 2  .
√ √ 
 √
ln 3 5 + 14 5
(b)
2
2
2
+
+
= (sin  cos )2 + (sin  sin )2 + (cos )2
2
2
2
= sin2  + cos2  = 1
and since the ranges of  and  are sufficient to generate the entire graph,
the parametric equations represent an ellipsoid.
(c) From the parametric equations (with  = 1,  = 2, and  = 3),
we calculate r = cos  cos  i + 2 cos  sin  j − 3 sin  k and
r = − sin  sin  i + 2 sin  cos  j. So r × r = 6 sin2  cos  i + 3 sin2  sin  j + 2 sin  cos  k, and the surface
 2   
 2  
36 sin4  cos2  + 9 sin4  sin2  + 4 cos2  sin2   
area is given by () = 0 0 |r × r |  = 0 0
61. To find the region :  = 2 +  2 implies  +  2 = 4 or  2 − 3 = 0. Thus  = 0 or  = 3 are the planes where the
surfaces intersect. But 2 +  2 +  2 = 4 implies 2 +  2 + ( − 2)2 = 4, so  = 3 intersects the upper hemisphere.
Thus ( − 2)2 = 4 − 2 −  2 or  = 2 +

4 − 2 −  2 . Therefore  is the region inside the circle 2 +  2 + (3 − 2)2 = 4,
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

that is,  = ( ) | 2 +  2 ≤ 3 .
() =
 
1 + [(−)(4 − 2 −  2 )−12 ]2 + [(−)(4 − 2 −  2 )−12 ]2 

=


2
0
=
√
3
0
 2
0

2
1+
   =
4 − 2
(−2 + 4)  = 2
2
0

2
0

√
3
0
2 
√
 =
4 − 2

2

=√3
−2(4 − 2 )12

=0
0
= 4
63. Let (1 ) be the surface area of that portion of the surface which lies above the plane  = 0. Then () = 2(1 ).
Following Example 10, a parametric representation of 1 is  =  sin  cos ,  =  sin  sin ,
 =  cos  and |r × r | = 2 sin . For , 0 ≤  ≤

2

2
 2
and for each fixed ,  − 12  +  2 ≤ 12  or
2

 sin  cos  − 12  + 2 sin2  sin2  ≤ (2)2 implies 2 sin2  − 2 sin  cos  ≤ 0 or
sin  (sin  − cos ) ≤ 0. But 0 ≤  ≤

Hence  = ( ) | 0 ≤  ≤

,
2

2
−
(1 ) =

,
2


so cos  ≥ sin  or sin 2 +  ≥ sin  or  −
≤≤

−  . Then

2
 2  (2) − 
0
 − (2)
2 sin    = 2
 2
0

2
≤≤

2
− .
( − 2) sin  
= 2 [(− cos ) − 2(− cos  + sin )]2
= 2 ( − 2)
0
Thus () = 22 ( − 2).
Alternate solution: Working on 1 we could parametrize the portion of the sphere by  = ,  = ,  =
Then |r × r | =

1+
2
2

+
= 
and
2
2 − 2 −  2
2 − 2 −  2
 − 2 −  2

(1 ) =
0 ≤ ( − (2))2 +  2 ≤ (2)2
=
=
Thus () = 42
Notes:

2
 2
−2
 2
−2
−(2 − 2 )12


 =
2 − 2 −  2
 =  cos 
2 (1 − |sin |)  = 22

− 1 = 22 ( − 2).
 =
=0
 2
0
 2
−2

2
−2

 cos 
0

2 − 2 −  2 .

√
  
2 − 2
2 [1 − (1 − cos2 )12 ] 
(1 − sin )  = 22

2

−1
(1) Perhaps working in spherical coordinates is the most obvious approach here. However, you must be careful
in setting up .
(2) In the alternate solution, you can avoid having to use |sin | by working in the first octant and then
multiplying by 4. However, if you set up 1 as above and arrived at (1 ) = 2 , you now see your error.
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