AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY-BANGLADESH

Faculty of Science & Information Technology

Department of Mathematics
MAT2202: Matrices, Vectors and Fourier Analysis (CSE/COE/EEE) (Sections: All)

Final Examination

Total Marks: 40 Time: 2 hours

1 Express u=( 2, 13 , 6 ) as a linear combination of u1= (1,5 ,−1 ) ,

. 4 u2= (1 , 2 ,1 ) ,∧u 3=( 1 , 4 , 3 ) .

Check the linear dependency of the vectors u1= (1 ,−3 ,5 ) , u2=( 2 , 2 , 4 ) , and
u3= ( 4 ,−4 ,14 ) .

2
.
π
a) Transform the vector A=^r sin ϕ− ϕ^ cos ϕ at the point p=(2 , ,1) to Cartesian
4
coordinates.
b) Find the directional derivative of T ( x , y , z )=x 2 z + y 3 z2− xyzat the point
( 1 , 0 ,2 ) in the direction d= ^x −2 ^y −6 ^z .

cos ϕ
R ( R e−R ) + ϕ^
c) Check whether the vector field A= ^ is conservative.
R2

d) Find the Laplacian of the scalar function T =5 e−r cosϕ .

3
.
a) For the vector field A= ^x y x2 z− ^y y z 2− z^ x y z2 , compute the total outward flux
flowing through the surface of a cube centered at the origin and with sides equal
to 4 units each and parallel to the Cartesian axes.
b) A vector field A=r^ 10 e−r − ^z 3 z ,verify the divergence theorem for the
cylindrical region enclosed by r =2 , z=0 and z=4.
4.
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a) Assume a vector field A= ^x ( 2 x 2+ y 2 ) + ^y ( xy − y 2 ), (i) find ∮ A ∙ d l around the

c

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triangular arc in the next page, (ii) find ∫ ( ∇ × A ) ∙ d s over the same triangular arc,
s

and (iii) verify Stokes’s theorem.

cos ϕ
b) For vector field A=^z , verify Stokes’s theorem for a segment of a
r
cylindrical surface defined by r =2 , π /3 ≤ ϕ≤ π /2, and 0 ≤ z ≤ 3.

5.
1 1 2

[ ]
a) Let A= 9 2 0
5 0 3
be a matrix.

i) Verify Cayley-Hamilton theorem, and ii) find A−1 using Cayley-Hamilton

theorem.

b) Using eigenvalues and eigenvectors solve the following system of differential

equations: { x˙1 (t )=−5 x 1 ( t ) + x 2 ( t ) ,∧¿ x˙2 ( t )=4 x 1 ( t )−2 x2 ( t ) . with
x 1 ( 0 )=1 , x 2 ( 0 )=2 ,
dx dx
where x˙1 ( t )= 1 and x˙2 ( t )= 2 .
dt dt

“Useful Formulae”
In terms of curvilinear coordinates the gradient of a scalar function
T (ue , ue ,u e ) is given by
1 2 3

e^ ∂T e^ 2 ∂T e^ 3 ∂T
gradT =∇ T = 1 + + ∙
h1 ∂ ue h2 ∂ ue h3 ∂ ue
1 2 3

The divergence and the curl of A are given by

1 ∂ ∂ ∂
¿ A=∇ ∙ A=
[ A hh + h A h + hh A ,
h1 h2 h3 ∂ ue ( u 2 3 ) ∂u e ( 1 u 3 ) ∂ ue ( 1 2 u )
1
e1
2
e2
3
e3
]

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 e^ 1 h1 e^ 2 h2 e^ 3 h3
1
and curl A=∇ × A= h h h ∂ u
1 2 3
∂

h1 Au
e
| 1

1
∂
∂ ue
h2 Au
2

2
∂
∂u e
h3 A u
3
,
|
3

where A=e^ 1 Au (ue , ue ,u e )+ e^ 2 Au (u e ,u e , ue )+ e^ 3 A u (ue , ue ,u e ).

e1 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 3

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