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MAT 3110 - Engineering Mathematics II
Tutorial Sheet 9 - Line Integrals October, 2023
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1. Evaluate (xy + y + z) ds where C is the curve along r(t) = 2t i+t j+(2 − 2t) k, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1.
C
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2. Evaluate x2 + y 2 ds where C is the curve along r(t) = (4 cos t) i + (4 sin t) j + 3t k,
C
−2π ≤ t ≤ 2π.
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3. Evaluate (x + y + z) ds where C is the straight-line segment from (1, 2, 3) to (0, −1, 1).
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4. Evaluate Z √ ! where C is the curve r(t) = t i + t j + t k, 1 ≤ t ≤ ∞.

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ds
C x2 + y 2 + z 2

⃗ from (0, 0, 0) to (1, 1, 1) over each of the

5. Find the work done by the following vector fields F
following paths.

• The staight-line path C1 : r(t) = t i + t j + t k, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1.

• The curved path C2 : r(t) = t i + t2 j + t4 k, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1.
• The path C3 ∪ C4 consisting of the line segment from (0, 0, 0) to (1, 1, 0) followed by the
line segment from (1, 1, 0) to (1, 1, 1),
 
⃗
(a) F(x, y, z) = 3y i + 2x j + 4z k ⃗
(b) F(x, y, z) = x21+1 j
⃗ √ √ ⃗
(c) F(x, y, z) = z i − 2x j + y k (d) F(x, y, z) = xy i + yz j + xz k
⃗ 2 ⃗


(e) F(x, y, z) = 3x − 3x i + 3z j + k (f) F(x, y, z) = (y + z) i + (z + x) j + (x + y) k

6. Find the work done by the following vector field over the given curves in the direction of
increasing t
⃗
(a) F(x, y, z) = xy i + y j − yz k, r(t) = t i + t2 j + t k, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1.
⃗ y, z) = 2y i + 3x j + (x + y) k, r(t) = (cos t) i + (sin t) j + 6t k, 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π.


(b) F(x,
⃗
(c) F(x, y, z) = z i + x j + y k, r(t) = (sin t) i + (cos t) j + t k, 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π.
⃗
(d) F(x, y, z) = 6z i + y 2 j + 12x k, r(t) = (sin t) i + (cos t) j + 6t k, 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π.

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7. Evaluate ⃗ · dr
F ⃗
where F(x, y) = xy i + (x + y) j and C is the curve along y = x2 from
C
(−1, 1) to (2, 4).
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8. Evaluate ⃗ · dr
F ⃗
where F(x, y) = (x − y) i + (x + y) j and C is the triangle with vertices
C
(0, 0), (1, 0) and (0, 1) with counterclockwise direction.
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9. Evaluate ⃗ · dr
F ⃗
where F(x, y) = x2 i − y j and C is the curve along x = y 2 from (4, 2) to
C
(1, −1).
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10. Evaluate ⃗ · dr
F ⃗
where F(x, y) = y i−x j and C is the curve along the unit circle x2 +y 2 = 1
C
from (1, 0) to (0, 1) in the counterclockwise direction.

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11. Which of the following vector fields are conservative and which ones are not?
⃗
(a) F(x, y, z) = yz i + xz j + xy k ⃗
(b) F(x, y, z) = (y sin z) i + (x sin z) j + (xy cos z) k
⃗
(c) F(x, y, z) = y i + (x + z) j − y k ⃗
(d) F(x, y) = −y i + x j
⃗
(e) F(x, y, z) = (z + y) i + z j + (y + x) k ⃗
(f) F(x, y, z) = (ex cos y) i − (ex sin y) j + z k

12. Show that the following vector fields are conservative and find a potential function f for the
⃗
vector field F.
 
⃗ y z
y, z) = ln x + sec2 (x + y) i + sec2 (x + y) + y2 +z


(a) F(x, 2 j + y2 +z 2 k
   
⃗
(b) F(x, y, z) = 1+xy2 y2 i + 1+xx2 y2 + √ z 2 2 j + √ y 2 2 + z1 k
1−y z 1−y z

13. How are the constant a, b, and c related if the following vector field is conservative.
⃗ y, z) = ay 2 + 2czx i + y (bx + cz) j + ay 2 + cx2 k



F(x,

14. For what values of b and c will the vector field

⃗ y, z) = y 2 + 2czx i + y (bx + cz) j + y 2 + cx2 k



F(x,

be a conservative vector field.

15. Verify Green’s theorem for each of the given vector fields given below by evaluating both sides
of the equation in the statement of Green’s theorem. Take the domain of integration to be the
unit disk x2 + y 2 ≤ 1 and its bounding circle r(t) = (cos t) i + (sin t) j, 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π.
⃗
(a) F(x, y) = −y i + x j ⃗
(b) F(x, y) = y i
⃗
(c) F(x, y) = 2x i − 3y j ⃗
(d) F(x, y) = −x2 y i + xy 2 j

16. Use Green’s theorem to evaluate the line integral

Z
⃗ · dr
F
C

⃗ and curves C.
given the following vector fields F
⃗
(a) F(x, y) = (x − y) i + (y − x) j and C is the square bounded by x = 0, x = 1, y = 0 and
y = 1.
⃗ y) = x2 + 4y i + x + y 2 j and C is the square bounded by x = 0, x = 1, y = 0



(b) F(x,
and y = 1.
⃗ y) = y 2 − x2 i + x2 + y 2 j and C is the triangle bounded by y = 0, x = 3 and



(c) F(x,
y = x.
⃗ y) = (x + y) i − x2 + y 2 j and C is the triangle bounded by y = 0, x = 1, and


(d) F(x,
y = x.
⃗ y) = tan−1 xy i + ln x2 + y 2 j and C is the square bounded by x = 0, x = 1,




(e) F(x,
y = 0 and y = 1.

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