MATH2011 Intro to Multivariable Calculus (Fall 2013)
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1. Let u = −3 i + 4 j + 0 k and v = 0 i + 2 j − 5 k. Compute u · v and u × v.
u·v = and u × v = .
2. Let r(t) = (sin t) i + (t2 − cos t) j + et k. Find the equation of the tangent line of r(t) at
t = 0.
The equation of the tangent line at t = 0 is .
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3. Consider the function f (x, y) = 3x2 − 2y 3 + 6xy + 5.
(a) Find all critical points of this function.
The critical points of f (x, y) are .
(b) Find the relative maximum, relative minimum and saddle points of the function, if
any.
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4. Let D be the region in the first octant (i.e. x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 and z ≥ 0) bounded by the plane
x + y = 4 and the paraboloid z = 16 − x2 − y 2 .
(a) Write down a triple integral to determine the volume of the region D by filling in the
limits of the integrals.
∫ ∫ ∫
Volume = 1 dz dy dx
(b) Evaluate the above integral.
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√
5. (a) Find a parametrization of the cone z = 2 x2 + y 2 , i.e. find a vector-valued function
which has two variables that traces out the surface of the given cone.
√
(b) Using (a), or otherwise, find the surface area of the portion of the cone z = 2 x2 + y 2
between the planes z = 2 and z = 6.
The surface area is .
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6. Let
F = (sin z) i + (y + cos x) j + (xey + z) k .
(a) Compute ∇ · F and ∇ × F.
∇·F= .
∇×F= .
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(b) Let S by the closed surface of a solid region bounded above by z = 1, bounded below
by z = 0 and bounded laterally by the cylinder x2 + y 2 = 1. Using (a) and an
appropriate theorem, or otherwise, evaluate the flux
∫∫
F · n dσ
S
where F(x, y, z) = (sin z) i + (y + cos x) j + (xey + z) k and n is the unit outward
normal on S.
∫∫
S
F · n dσ = .
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7. (a) Determine if the following vector fields are conservative. If so, find a potential of the
vector field.
E(x, y) = (−2y+ex sin y) i+(ex cos y) j and F(x, y) = (−2y+ex sin y) i+(−2x+ex cos y) j .
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(b) Let C1 be the upper half unit circle centered at (0, 0) lying on the xy-plane oriented
in the counterclosewise direction from (1, 0) to (−1, 0). Evaluate
∫
G · dr
C1
where G(x, y) = 0 i + x j.
∫
C1
G · dr = .
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(c) Using (a) and (b), or otherwise, calculate the line integral
∫
E · dr
C1
where E(x, y) = (−2y + ex sin y) i + (ex cos y) j and C1 is the upper half unit circle
centered at (0, 0) lying on the xy-plane oriented in the counterclosewise direction from
(1, 0) to (−1, 0).
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∫
C1
E · dr = .
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(d) Using the Green’s Theorem, or otherwise, evaluate
∮
G · dr
C2
where G(x, y) = 0 i + x j and C2 is the unit circle centered at (0, 0) lying on the
xy-plane oriented in the counterclosewise direction.
∮
C2
G · dr = .
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(e) Let S be the portion of the paraboloid where z = 1 − x2 − y 2 which lies above
the xy-plane with unit normal n pointing upward. Using (a) and (d), or otherwise,
compute ∫∫ ∫∫
(∇ × H) · n dσ = (curl H) · n dσ ,
S S
where H(x, y, z) = (−2y + ex sin y) i + [(ex cos y) + sin z] j + z k.
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∫∫ ∫∫
S
(∇×H)·n dσ = S
(curl H)·n dσ = .
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