Assignment 4

Vector Calculus
1) If 𝑓 ̅ = 2𝑥 2 𝑖̂ − 3𝑦𝑧𝑗̂ + 𝑥𝑧 2 𝑘̂ and 𝑔 = 2𝑧 − 𝑥 3 𝑦 , find 𝑓 .̅ (∇𝑔) and 𝑓 ̅ × (∇𝑔) at (1, −1,1).

2) If 𝑎̅ = (𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 ) is a constant vector, 𝑟̅ = (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) and 𝑟 = |𝑟̅ | , prove that

1 −𝑎̅ 3(𝑎̅.𝑟̅ )
∇ [𝑎̅. (∇ )] = + 𝑟̅
𝑟 𝑟3 𝑟5
−𝑟̅
3) Find function 𝑔(𝑟) (𝑟 = |𝑟̅ | & 𝑟̅ = (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧)) such that ∇𝑔 = and 𝑔(2) = 3.
𝑟5

4) Find the constants 𝑎 and 𝑏 so that the surface 𝑎𝑥 2 − 𝑏𝑦𝑧 = (𝑎 + 2)𝑥 will be orthogonal to
the surface 4𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑧 3 = 4 at (1, −1,2).

5) Find the directional derivative of 𝑔 = 2𝑥 3 𝑦 − 3𝑦 2 𝑧 at 𝑃(1,2, −1) in the direction towards

𝑄(3, −1,5). In what direction from 𝑃 is the directional derivative maximum? Find the magnitude
of maximum directional derivative.

6) In what direction is the directional derivative of 𝑔 = 𝑥 2 𝑦 2 𝑧 4 at (3, −1, −2) maximum? Find
its magnitude.

7) Find the directional derivative of 𝑔 = 𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑦 2 𝑧 + 𝑧 2 𝑥 at (2,2,2) in the direction of the

normal to the surface 4𝑥 2 𝑦 + 2𝑧 2 = 2 at the point (2, −1,3).

8) Find the directional derivative of 𝑔 = 𝑥 2 𝑦 2 + 𝑦 2 𝑧 2 + 𝑥 2 𝑧 2 at (1,1, −2) in the direction of

the tangent to the curve 𝑥 = 𝑒 −𝑡 , 𝑦 = 1 + 2 sin 𝑡 , 𝑧 = 𝑡 − cos 𝑡 at 𝑡 = 0.

9) Find the angle between the normals to the surfaces 𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 3 & 𝑥 log 𝑧 − 𝑦 2 + 4 = 0 at
(−1,2,1).

10) Find the angle between the normals to the surface 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑧 2 at 𝑃(1,1,1) and 𝑄(4,1,2).

11) Find the constants 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 if the normal to the surface 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑏𝑥𝑧 3 = 𝑐 at 𝑃(1,2,1) is
parallel to the normal to the surface 𝑦 2 + 𝑥𝑧 = 61 at (10,1,6).

12) Find constants 𝑎, 𝑏 if the directional derivative of 𝑔 = 𝑎𝑦 2 + 2𝑏𝑥𝑦 + 𝑥𝑧 at 𝑃(1,2, −1) is

maximum in the direction of the tangent to curve 𝑟̅ (𝑡) = (𝑡 3 − 1)𝑖̂ + (3𝑡 − 1)𝑗̂ + (𝑡 2 − 1)𝑘̂ at
(0,2,0).

13) Evaluate the line integral ∫𝐶 𝐹̅ . 𝑑𝑟̅ for the following vector functions:

(i) 𝐹̅ (𝑥, 𝑦) = (𝑦 2 , −𝑥 2 ) ; 𝐶 is the straight line segment from (0,0) to (1,4).

(ii) 𝐹̅ (𝑥, 𝑦) = (𝑥𝑦 , 𝑥 2 𝑦 2 ) ; 𝐶 is the quarter circle from (2,0) to (0,2) with center at (0,0).

(iii) 𝐹̅ (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = (𝑥 − 𝑦, 𝑦 − 𝑧, 𝑧 − 𝑥) ; 𝐶: 𝛼(𝑡) = (2 cos 𝑡 , 𝑡, 2 sin 𝑡) from (2,0,0) to (2,2𝜋, 0).

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14) Evaluate the surface integral ∬𝑆 𝐹̅ . 𝑑𝑆̅ for the following vector functions:

(i) 𝐹̅ (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = (𝑒 2𝑦 , 𝑒 −2𝑧 , 𝑒 2𝑥 ) ; 𝑆: 𝛼(𝑢, 𝑣) = (3 cos 𝑢 , 3 sin 𝑢 , 𝑣) , 0 ≤ 𝑢 ≤ 𝜋⁄2 , 0 ≤ 𝑣 ≤ 2.

(ii) 𝐹̅ (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = (𝑦 3 , 𝑥 3 , 𝑧 3 ) ; 𝑆: 𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 2 = 1 , 𝑥 ≥ 0 , 𝑦 ≥ 0 , 0 ≤ 𝑧 ≤ ℎ.

(iii) 𝐹̅ (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = (0, 𝑥, 0) ; 𝑆: 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 1 , 𝑥 ≥ 0 , 𝑦 ≥ 0 , 𝑧 ≥ 0.

15) Verify Green’s theorem for the following:

(i) 𝐹̅ = (𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑦)𝑖̂ + (𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 )𝑗̂ and 𝐶 is the closed curve bounded by 𝑥 2 = 2𝑦 and 𝑥 = 𝑦.

(ii) 𝐹̅ = (2𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 )𝑖̂ + (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )𝑗̂ and 𝐶 is the boundary of the surface in the 𝑥𝑦 -plane
enclosed by the 𝑥-axis and the semicircle 𝑦 = √1 − 𝑥 2 .

(iii) 𝐹̅ = (2𝑥 − 5𝑦)𝑖̂ + (3𝑥 − 2𝑦)𝑗̂ and 𝐶 is the parallelogram having vertices
(0,0), (2,0), (4,2), (2,2).

16) Verify Stoke’s theorem for the following:

(i) 𝐹̅ = (𝑥𝑦, 𝑦𝑧, 𝑧 2 ) and 𝑆 is the square 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝑎 , 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 𝑎 , 𝑧 = 0.

(ii) 𝐹̅ = (2𝑥 + 𝑦, −4𝑧 2 , −𝑦 2 𝑧) and 𝑆 is the upper half of the sphere 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 𝑎2 .

(iii) 𝐹̅ = (𝑦 2 , 𝑧 2 , 𝑥 2 ) and 𝑆 is the portion of the paraboloid 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 𝑧 , 𝑦 ≥ 0 , 𝑧 ≤ 1.

(iV) 𝐹̅ = (𝑥 + 𝑦, 2𝑥 − 𝑧, 𝑦 + 𝑧) for the surface of a triangular lamina with vertices
(2, 0, 0), (0, 3, 0) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (0, 0, 6).
17) Evaluate the surface integral ∬ 𝐹̅ . 𝑑𝑆̅ using Gauss Divergence theorem:
𝑆

(i) 𝐹̅ = (2𝑥𝑦, 𝑦𝑧 2 , 𝑥𝑧) and 𝑆 is the surface of the region bounded by 𝑥 = 0 , 𝑦 = 0 , 𝑧 = 0 ,

𝑦 = 3 , 𝑥 + 2𝑧 = 6.

(ii) 𝐹̅ = 𝑦 2 𝑧 2 𝑖̂ + 𝑥 2 𝑧 2 𝑗̂ + 𝑥 2 𝑦 2 𝑘̂ and 𝑆 is the surface of the solid 𝑧 ≤ √1 − 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2.

(iii) 𝐹̅ = (cos 𝑦 , sin 𝑥 , cos 𝑧) and 𝑆 is the surface of 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ≤ 4 , |𝑧| ≤ 2.

18) Verify divergence theorem for the following:

(i) 𝐹̅ = (2𝑥 2 𝑦, −𝑦 2 , 4𝑥𝑧 2 ) taken over the region in the first octant bounded by

𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 9 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 2.

(ii) 𝐹̅ = (𝑥 2 , 𝑧, 𝑦𝑧) taken over the cube bounded by 𝑥 = 0 , 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = 0 , 𝑦 = 1, 𝑧 = 0 , 𝑧 = 1.

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