MATH2020A Advanced Calculus II, 2013-14

Assignment 8 Suggested Solution

P.1142, Ex. 7 Solution:
Let S be the surface bounded by C.
The upward unit normal of S is

n=

(1, 0, 1)

and



 i



F=
 x


 2z



k 


 = (3, 2, 1).
z 


3y 

By Stokes theorem, we have

I
ZZ
F Tds =
( F) ndS
C

ZZ
(3, 2, 1)

=
{x2 +y 2 4}

(1, 0, 1)

( 2)dxdy
2

ZZ
= 2

dxdy = 8.
{x2 +y 2 4}

P.1142, Ex. 10 Solution:

Let S be the surface bounded by C.
The upward unit normal of S is

n=

(0, 1, 1)



 i



F=
 x

 2
y

and

z2



k 


 = (2z, 2x, 2y).
z 


x2 

By Stokes theorem, we have

I
ZZ
F Tds =
( F) ndS
C

ZZ
(2y, 2x, 2y)

=
{x2 +(y1)2 1}

(0, 1, 1)

( 2)dxdy
2

ZZ
(x y) dxdy

=2
{x2 +(y1)2 1}

(r cos (r sin + 1)) rddr

=2
0

Z
= 4

rdr = 2.
0

P.1142, Ex. 12 Solution:

F = (3y 3 10xz 2 , 9xy 2 , 10x2 z).



i




F=
x


 3
3y 10xz 2

9xy 2

 = (0, (20xz (20xz)), 9y 2 9y 2 ) = (0, 0, 0).

z


2 
10x z

Hence, F is irrotational. Let (u, v, w) R3 and C is the line segment from (0, 0, 0) to
(u, v, w). That is, r(t) = t(u, v, w)

0 t 1. Then a potential function of F is given

by
Z
F Tds

(u, v, w) =
C

(3v 3 t3 10uw2 t3 , 9uv 2 t3 , 10u2 wt3 ) (u, v, w)dt

=
0

Z
=

12uv 3 t3 20u2 w2 t3 dt = 3uv 3 5u2 w2 .