ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Applied Mathematics III (Math2042)
Worksheets II

Note that throughout this worksheet, vectors are represented by boldface letters.

(1) Find the domain of each of the following vector-valued functions parametrized by:
√ √ 1
(a) r(t) = t3 i + ln(3 − t)j + tk (b) r(t) = t ti + j+k
t−4
√ √
(c) r(t) = (ln |t − 1|)i + et j + tk (d) r(t) = 2 − ti + ln(1 − t)j + tk
(2) Find the parametric representation of:
(a) the segment from the point (1, −2, −1) to the point (3, 1, −2).
(b) the circle (x + 2)2 + y 2 = 9, z = −1 in counterclockwise direction.
(c) negatively oriented ellipse 4x2 + y 2 = 4 in the xy-plane.
(d) parabolic arc given by y = 4x − x2 from (4, 0) to (1, 3).
(3) Evaluate the following limits.
 t2 − 4 1   1 t 
(a) lim ti + 2 j+ k (b) lim e−t i + j + 2 k
t→2 t − 2t t t→∞ t t +1
√ ln t   sin t t2 
2 2t
(c) lim ti + 2 j + 2t k (d) lim i + e j + tk
t→1 t −1 t→0 2t e
(4) Determine the interval(s) on which the vector-valued function is continuous.
√ √
(a) r(t) = ti + t − 1j (b) r(t) = sin ti + cos tj + ln tk
(5) Find r0 (t). √ √
(a) r(t) = 6ti − 7t2 j + t3 k (b) r(t) = ti + t tj + ln tk
00 d  d 
(6) Find r (t), r(t) × u(t) and r(t).u(t)
dt dt
(a) r(t) = ti + 3tj + t2 k, u(t) = 4ti + t2 j + t3 k

(b) r(t) = ti + 3tj + t2 k, u(t) = 4ti + t2 j + t3 k

(7) Find r(t) that satisfies the given conditions.
(a) r0 (t) = ti + 3tj + t2 k, r(0) = 2i

(b) r00 (t) = −4 cos tj − 3 sin tk, r(0) = 3k, r(0) = 4j

(8) Evaluate the following indefinite integrals.
R 1 R √
(a) (ln ti + j + k)dt (b) (ti + 1 + tj − et k)dt
t
(9) Compute the following definite integrals.
R1 √ R1 √ 1
(a) 0 (ti + t3 j + 3 tk)dt (b) 0 ( 3 ti + j + e−t k)dt
1+t
1
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(10) Find the velocity and position vector of a particle whose acceleration is given by:
a(t) = 2ti + sin tj + cos 2tk with initial velocity v(0) = i and r(0) = j
t2
(11) If the position vector r(t) = ti+t2 j+ k, find the velocity, speed, and acceleration
2
of the object.
(12) Re-parametrize the curve using arc length from t = 0.
(a) r(t) = 2ti + (1 − 3t)j + 5 + 4t)k. (b) r(t) = cos ti + sin tj + 5 + 4t) + tk.
(13) Find the arc length function and the length of the curves.
√
(a) r(t) = ln ti+2tj+t2 k, 0≤t≤e (b) r(t) = et i+e−t j+ 2tk, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1.
(14) Find the unit tangent vector T, unit normal vector N, binormal vector B, the
curvature k and radius of the curvature of the curve traced out by:
(a) r(t) = t2 i + 2t3 j + tk at t = 1
(b) r(t) = t2 i + 2 ln tj + t ln tk at t = 1
(c) r(t) = t2 i + ( 12 t2 − 1)j − tk at t = 0
(15) Find the curvature of the curve whose arc length parametrization is given by:
(a) r(s) = (3 − 53 s)i + 45 sj (b) r(s) = (2 − s)i + (3 + 2s)j
(16) Show that the curvature of the helix r(t) = a cos ti + a sin tj + btk , where a 6= 0,
t ∈ R is constant.
(17) Prove that the following vector-valued functions are solenoidal(or incompressible).
(a) F(x, y, z) = yzi+xzj+xy k (b) F(x, y, z) = 3x2 i−y 2 j+(2yz−6xz) k
(18) Find the divF, curl F, curl(curlF) and div(curlF) of the following vector fields.
(a) F(x, y, z) = xey i−2eyz j−xey k (b) F(x, y, z) = xy 2 i+(y−2z)j−(3xz) k
(19) Show that curl(f F) = f curlF + ∇f × F, where all the partial derivatives of
scalar-valued function of F.
(20) Show that F(x, y, z) = yi + (z cos(yz) + x)j + y cos(yz)k is irrotational and find
the potential function of F if it exists.
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(1) For f (x, y) = 2x + y 2 and a curve C given by the line y = 2x from (0, 0) to (1, 2),
find: R R R
(a) f (x, y)dx (b) f (x, y)dy (c) f (x, y)dS
C C C

(2) Evaluate
R the following line integrals.
(a) xdx − dy + zdz, where C is given by x(t) = t, y(t) = t, z(t) = t3 for
C
0 ≤ x ≤ 1.
R
(b) (x + y)dS, where C is given by x = y = t, z = t2 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1.
C
π
R R
(c) x2 dx and C
xydy, where C is given by r(t) = cos t i+sin tj+tk, 0≤t≤ 2
C
R
(d) xydx − y 2 dy, where C is the square with vertices at (−1, 0),(1, 0),(−1, 2)
C
and (1, 2).
(e) xdS, where C is the graph of f (x) = 12 x2 going from x = 0 and x = 2.
R
C
R
(f) xdS, where C is the intersection of the surface x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 4 and the
C √
plane z = 3.
(3) (a) If C is theR line segment connecting the point (x1 , y1 ) to the point (x2 , y2 ),
show that C xdy − ydx = x1 y2 − x2 y2 .
(b) If the vertices of a polygon, in counterclockwise order, are (x1 , y1 ), (x2 , y2 ), . . . , (xn , yn ),
show that the area of the polygon is
A = 21 [(x1 y2 − x2 y2 ) + (x2 y3 − x3 y2 ) + · · · + (xn−1 yn − xn yn−1 ) + (xn y1 − xn y1 )]
(c) Find the area of the pentagon with vertices (0, 0),(2, 1),(1, 3),(0, 2) and (−1, 1).
√
(4) Find the mass of a thin wire in the form of y = 9 − x2 , (0 ≤ x ≤ 3) if the
√
density function is f (x, y) = x y.
(5) Determine whether or not F is a conservative vector field. if it is, find a function
f such that F = ∇f .
(a) F(x, y) = (6x + 5y)i + (5x + 4y)j (b) F(x, y) = xey i + yex j
(c) F(x, y, z) = xy 2 z 3 i + 2x2 yz 3 j + 3x2 y 2 zk (d) F(x, y, z) = yzi + xzj + xyk
2 2
(e) F(x, y, z) = 2xyi + (x + z )j + 2zyk (f) F(x, y) = 2xyi + (x2 − y)j
R
(6) Evaluate F.dr, where
C
(a) F(x, y, z) = xyi − x2 j + sin zk and C is the line segment from (1, 3, 1) to
(3, 1, 2).
(b) F(x, y, z) = xyi − (x2 + z 2 )j + 2yzk, and C is any piecewise smooth curve
from (1, 1, 0) to (0, 2, 3).
(c) F(x, y, z) = (x + y)i + xyj − z 2 k, where C consists of the line segment from
(0, 0, 0) to (1, 3, 1) followed by the line segment from (1, 3, 1) to (2, −1, 4).
(d) F(x, y) = xyi + x2 j, where C is the portion of x = y 2 from (0, 0) to (1, 1).
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(7) For the force field given by F(x, y, z) = ex cos yi − ex sin yj + 2k, show that F.dr
C
is independent of path, and calculate the work done by F on moving along any
smooth curve C from (0, π2 , 1) and (1, π, 3).
(8) Evaluate
R the given line integral using the Fundamental Theorem of Line Integrals:
(a) (yi + xj).dr, where C is any smooth curve from (0, 0) to (3, 8).
C
(2,1,2)
R
(9) Evaluate (2x sin y + e3z )dx + x2 cos ydy + (3xe3z − 4)dz.
(1,0,0)

(10) If F(x, y, z) = a1 i + a2 j + a3 k is a constant force vector field, show that the work
−→
done in moving a particle along any path from P to Q is W = F.P Q.
H
(11) Evaluate F.dr without using Green’s Theorem, where C is a piece-wise curve
C
formed by the parabola y = 2x2 from (0, 0) and (1, 2) and the line y = 2x from
(1, 2) to (0, 0).
−yi + xj
(12) Let F(x, y) = 2 .
x + y2
∂P ∂Q −y x
(a) Show that = , where P = 2 2
and Q = 2 .
∂y ∂x x +y x + y2
R R R
(b) Show that F.dr is path independent. [ Hint: compare F.dr and F.dr,
C C1 C2
where C1 and C2 are the upper and lower halves of the circle x2 + y 2 = 1
from (1, 0) to (−1, 0) ]. Does this contradict Green’s Theorem? Justify your
answer!
(13) Evaluate the following line integrals using Green’s Theorem. Unless otherwise
stated, assume that all curves are oriented counterclockwise.
H
(a) 3ydx + 5xdy, where C is the unit circle x2 + y 2 = 1.
C
H
(b) x2 dy, where C is the rectangle with vertices (0, 0), (a, 0), (a, b) and (0, b).
C
H
(c) y 2 dx + xydy, where C is the first quadrant loop of the petal curve r =
C
2 sin 2θ.
H
(d) F.dr, where F(x, y) = (y 2 − x2 y − xy 2 )j + xy 2 j and C consists of the circle
C √ √ √ √
x2 + y 2 = 4 from (2, 0) to ( 2, 2) and the line segments from ( 2, 2) to
(0, 0) and (0, 0) to (2, 0).
H
(e) xydx + 2x2 dy, where C consists of the segment from (−2, 0) to (2, 0) and
C
the top half of the circle x2 + y 2 = 4.
(f) (y 2 − tan−1 x)dx + (3x + sin y)dy, where C is the boundary of the region
H
C
enclosed by the parabola y = x2 and the line y = 4.
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(14) Verify Green’s Theorem for F(x, y) = yi + 3xj, where a curve C is parametrized
by r(t) = 2 cos ti + 2 sin tj for 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π. Using Green’s Theorem, find the area
of the region enclosed by C.
(15) Find the surface area of the surface given by:
(a) z = x2 + y 2 from z = 0 to z = 4. (b) z 2 = x2 + y 2 from z = 0 to z = 1.
RR
(16) Evaluate the surface integral f (x, y, z)dS if
S

(a) f (x, y, z) = y 2 + 2yz and S is the first-octant portion of the plane 2x + y + 2z = 6.

(b) f (x, y, z) = (x2 + y 2 )z and S is the upper hemisphere x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 4, z ≤ 0.
(c) f (x, y, z) = x and S is the surface y = x2 + 4z, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 and 0 ≤ z ≤ 1.
p
(d) f (x, y, z) = 1 + 4x2 + 4y 2 and S is the part of the paraboloid z = x2 + y 2 that
lies below the plane z = x.
(17) A liquid is swirling around in a cylindrical containerpof radius 2 such
pthat its motion
isRRdescribed by the velocity field F (x, y, z) = −y x + y i + x x2 + y 2 j. Find
2 2

(curl F).NdS, where S is the upper surface of the cylindrical tank oriented
S
positively.
RR
(18) Find the flux of the vector field F across S oriented upward ( that is F.dS =
RR S
F.ndS ) if
S

(a) F(x, y, z) = yi − xj + 4k and S is the paraboloid z = 9 − x2 − y 2 above the

xy-plane.
(b) F(x, y, z) = i + j + 2k and S is the lower hemisphere of x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1.
(c) F(x, y, z) = yi − xj + 4k and S is the paraboloid z = 4 − x2 − y 2 above the
square 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, 0 ≤ y ≤ 1.
(d) F(x, y, z) = 2exy i − 3zexy j + xyk and S is the parallelogram x = u + v, y=
u − v, z = 1 + 2u + v, 0 ≤ u ≤ 2, 0 ≤ v ≤ 1.
(e) F(x, y, z) = yj − zk and S consists of the paraboloid y = x2 + z 2 , 0 ≤ y ≤ 1
and the disk x2 +z 2 ≤ 1, y = 1. Again, do it using the Divergence Theorem.
RR
(19) Use Gauss Divergence Theorem to evaluate S F.ndS, where n is the unit normal
vector to S directed outward if,
(a) F(x, y, z) = x2i + xyj − 2xzk and S is the tetrahedron with vertices (0, 0, 0),
(1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0), (0, 0, 2).
(b) F(x, y, z) = xi − 2y 2 j + z 3 k and S is the boundary of the solid bounded by
the cylinder x2 + y 2 = 4 between the planes z = 0 and z = 3.
(c) F(x, y, z) = (2x + 3z)i − (xz + y)j + (y 2 + 2z)k and S is the surface of the
sphere having center at (3, −1, 2) and radius 3 units.
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(20) Evaluate F.dS, where F(x, y, z) = xyi + (y 2 + exz )j + sin(xy)k and S is the
S
surface of the region D bounded by the parabolic cylinder y = 1 − x2 and the
plane z = 0, y = 0 and x + y + z = 2.
(21) Verify Stokes’ Theorem for F(x, y, z) = (2x − 3y)i − yz 2 j − y 2 zk and S is the upper
half ( above the xy-plane) of the unit sphere.
R
(22) Evaluate the line integral F.dr using stokes’ Theorem, where C is positively
C
oriented such that
(a) F(x, y, z) = (z − y)i + yj + xk and C is the upper part of the hemisphere
x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 4.
(b) F(x, y, z) = (x + z 2 )i + (y + z 2 )j + (z + x2 )k, where C is the triangle with
vertices (1, 0, 0),(0, 1, 0) and (0, 0, 1).
(c) F(x, y, z) = e−x i + ex j + ez k, where C is the boundary of the part of the plane
2x + y + 2z = 2 in the first octant.
(d) F(x, y, z) = xyi + yzj + xzk, where C is the curve of intersection of the plane
x + y + z = 1 and the cylinder x2 + y 2 = 9.
RR
(23) Use Stokes’ Theorem to evaluate (curlF).ndS, where F(x, y, z) = yi + zj + xk
S
and S is the surface z = 1 − x2 − y 2 for z ≤ 0.
(24) If F = ∇f and ∇2 f = 0, show that for a closed surface S = ∂D,
ZZ ZZZ
(f F).ndS = F2 dV.
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