Assignment-3

1. Find the directional derivative of f  x, y   2 x y  6 xy at 1,1 in the direction of a

2 3


unit vector whose angle with the positive x  axis is .
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2 Obtain the values of constants l , m, n so that the directional derivative of
p  lxy 2  myz  nz 2 x3 at the point 1, 2, 1 has a maximum magnitude 36 in the
direction parallel to the z-axis.
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A vector field is given by F  2 xyi  x 2  z 2 j  2 yzk Is this field irrotational? If so,
obtain the scalar potential function.
4 A heat seeking particle is located at the point (2, −3) on a metal plate whose
temperature at(𝑥, 𝑦) is 𝑇(𝑥, 𝑦) = 20 + 4𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 .Determine the path of the particle as
it continuously moves in the direction of maximum temperature increases
5 The surface of a mountain is modelled by the equation
f  x, y   2000  0.005x  0.008 y . A mountain climber is at the point (250, 350,
2 2

4250). In what direction should the climber move in order to ascend at the greatest
rate?
6 Obtain the direction derivative of   2 xy  3 yz  5zx at A in the direction of AB
where A= (1, 0,-1) , B=(1,0,3).
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Calculate ydx  xdy  zdz , where C is the helix x  2cos t , y  2sin t , z  t , 0  t  2 .
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8 The force field F  3ui  u j   u  2  k and the velocity field V  3ui  4u j   3u  2  k .
2

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Calculate the integral   F V  du
0
9 Calculate the work done by the force field x 2i  y 2 j along the curve C traced by
r  t   4cos t i  8sin t j from t  0 to t  
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  
Evaluating the integral  y 3dx  x3  3xy 2 dy  where C is the circle of radius 3

C

given by r  t   3cos t i  3sin t j, 0  t  2 .

11 Evaluate ∬𝑆 𝐴. 𝑛𝑑𝑠 where A  z i  x j  3 y 2 zk and S is the surface of the cylinder
x2+y2=16in the first octant between z=0 and z=5
12 A vector field is given by F  sin y i  x 1  cos y  j. Calculate the line integral over a
circular path given x  y  a , z  0.
2 2 2

13 Evaluate the surface integral  F.ndA , for F=[e , e , e ], S surface of the box | x | 1,
x y z

S
|y|≤1and|z|≤1.
14 calculate the integral ∫𝐶 (𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 )𝑑𝑥 + ( 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )𝑑𝑦 where C is the square formed by
the lines x=±1 and y=±1

15. Apply Stokes theorem, evaluate   curl F  .N dS , where F  y i   x  2 xz  j  xy k

S
and S is the surface of the sphere x2+y2+z2=9, above the xy-plane.