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3 5

3 4

Ap = 1, p 1 = 2, q = 5. Hence f (x, y) = x 3y , and axb y c = 5x3y i.e. (a, b, c) =

( 53 , 3, 4). In general, as the domain R3 is connected, so the potential function are
defined up to an arbitrary constant, i.e. (a, b, c) = ( 35 , 3, 4) is the unique solution.
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Homework 12 of Matb 201 due on 19-24, November 2012.

Submit your homework to TA during tutorial class.
1. Find the area of the region R bounded by one loop of the curve
C : x = sin(2t), y(t) = sin t, (0 t 2).
Solution.
As r(t) = (sin(2t), sin t) = sin t(cos t, 1). One can see that
sin t(cos t, 1) = r(t) = r(0) = (0, 0) if and only if sin t = 0, i.e. t = n for
some integer n. So the curve r(t) forms a loop for 0 t . It follows from
Greens
theorem that areaof the region R is
1
1
( sin(2t) cos t 2 sin t cos(2t) ) dt
(x dy y dx) =
2 C
2 0

1
( 2 sin t cos2 t 2 sin t(2 cos2 1) ) dt
=
2 0
]
[ 3

1 1
4
cos t
2
=
( sin t cos t + sin t) dt =
cos t =
(1) + (1) = .
3
3
3
3
0
0
2. Let C denote the circumference (x 2)2 + (y 2)2 = 1 traversed counterclockwise.

2
Evaluate the line integral C (x6 + 3y)dx + (2x ey )dy.
2
2
Solution. Let R be the region bounded
by circle C : (x 2) + (y 2) = 1. It
2

follows from the Greens theorem that (x6 + 3y)dx + (2x ey )dy
) C
(

6
y2
=
(2x e )
(x + 3y) dxdy =
(2 3)dxdy = .
x
y
R
R

3. Evaluate C F T dr where F(x, y) = (ex + x2 y)i + (ey xy 2 )j and C is the

counterclockwise-oriented circle x2 + y 2 = 25.
Solution. Let F(x, y) = (ex + x2 y)i + (ey xy 2 )j = P (x, y)i + Q(x, y)j, then one
can compute Qx Py = (y 2 ) (x2 ) = (x2 + y 2 ). We apply Greens theorem,
which applies because the circle x2 + y 2 = 25 is a simple closed curve. The region
inside the curve is { (x, y) | x2 + y 2 25 }, so

2 5
54
625
F Tds =
(x2 + y 2 )dxdy =
r3 drd = 2
=
.
4
2
C
0
0
x2 +y 2 25

Remark. We see that F is not conservative (if it were, the line integral would be
zero automatically, since C is closed).
4. (a) Find real numbers a, b and c such that the vector field F(x, y) = (x2 y 5 , axb y c )
is conservative on the entire plane R2 .
(b) Find a function f suchthat f = F on R2 where F is in (a)
(c) Find (by any method) C F T ds, where F is in (a), and C is the path x(t) =
sin t, y(t) = 1 + sin(2t), /2 t /2.
Solution. (a) First we have try a potential function f (x, y) = Axp y q , then one
can compare (x2 y 5 , axb y c ) = F(x, y) = f (x, y) = A(pxp1 y q , qxp y q1 ) , so

(b) The potential function f (x, y) = x 3y + C, where C is an arbitrary constant.

(c) It
theorem of line integral that
follows fromthe fundamental
[
]/2

F T ds =
f T ds = f (r(t))
= f (r( )) f (r( ))
2
2
/2
C
C
13 15
(1)3 15
2
= f (1, 1) f (1, 1) =

= .
3
3
3
5. Let C and C be two oriented smooth curves in D = R3 \{(0, 0, 0)} with
the same
xi+yj+zk
initial and final points, F(x, y, z) = (x2 +y2 +z2 )3/2 . Prove
F T ds =
F T ds.
C
C

Solution.
Observe that F(x, y, z) = ( x2 + y 2 + z 2 ) on D. Let f (x, y, z) =

2
2
x + y + z 2 . Suppose these two paths starts from point A and terminate at
point B. Then it follows from fundamental
theorem

of line integral that for any

path C from A to B in D, we have
F T ds =
f T ds = f (B) f (A). It
C

follows these two line integrals are equal.

6. Let C be the curve from A(2, 1) to B(0, 1) along the

upper semi-circle given by
(x y)dx + (x + y)dy
(x 1)2 + (y 1)2 = 1. Calculate the line integral
.
x2 + y 2
C
Solution. Let D be the region enclosed by the curve C and the line segment
BA. Define the vector field F(x, y) = (xy)i+(x+y)j
, which is defined on D As
x2 +y 2
2

)2x(x+y)
curl (xy)i+(x+y)j
= 1(x +y
k = 0, and D is simply connected, it follows
x2 +y 2
(x2 +y 2 )2
from the curl test that F(x, y) = f for some differentiable function on D. It
follows from fundamental
theorem ofline integral that
0 the line integral above is
x1
path-independence, so
F T ds = F T ds =
dx
2+1
x
2
[ AB
]2
2
2 C2
dx
1
d(x + 1)
1
1
=

= tan1 x ln(x2 + 1) = tan1 (2) ln 5.

2
2 0 x2 + 1
2
2
0 x +1
0

7. Evaluate the line integral

y 2 z 2 dx + x2 z 2 dy + x2 y 2 dz, where the curve C is a
C

line segment from A(0, 0, 0) to B(1, 2, 3).

Solution. Let x(t) = t, y(t) = 2t, z(t) = 3t, where 0 t 1, and x (t) =
1, y (t) = 2, z (t) = 3. Then the line integral

1
[
]
2 2
2 2
2 2
y z dx + x z dy + x y dz =
(2t)2 (3t)2 1 + t2 (3t)2 2 + (t)2 (2t)2 3 dt
C
[ 5 ]01
1
66t
66
4
=
(36 + 18 + 12)t dt =
=
.
5
5
0
0
8. Determine if F(x, y, z) = z cos(xz)i + ey j + x cos(xz)k is conservative, and find all
potential function of the vector field if F is conservative.

Solution. (i) One can evaluate curl F(x, y, z) = (0, 0, 0), and its domain is simply
connected, it follows from curl test that F is conservative on R3 , i.e. there exists
a differentiable function f (x, y, z) in R3 such that f = F on R3 .
(ii) As R3 is connected, so if one can find a potential function f (x, y, z) satisfying
, then all the other potential function will be f (x, y, z)+C where C is an arbitrary
constant. One can try f (x, y, z) = sin(xz) + ey in which one can verify .