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Question 1 14 marks

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(a) Sketch the domain of the function f (x, y) = √ . (2)
xy − 1

y 2 − x2
(b) Prove that lim does not exist. (3)
(x,y)→(0,0) y 2 + x2

(c) Given the function f (x, y) = y ln x + xy 2 .

(i) Compute the gradient of f at the point (1, 2, 4) in the form a i + b j.

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(ii) Find the directional derivative of f at (1, 2, 4) in the direction of 4 i + j. (4)

(d) Locate the critical points of

f (x, y) = −x3 + 4xy − 2y 2 + 1
and classify them. (5)

Question 2 16 marks

(a) Find an equation of the tangent plane to the hyperboloid z 2 − 2x2 − 2y 2 = 12 at the point
(1, −1, 4). (4)

(b) Determine the vector along which the tangent line to the curve of intersection of the surfaces
x2 + 2y 2 + 2z 2 = 20 and x2 + y 2 + z = 4 lies at the point (0, 1, 3). (6)

(c) Use the method of Lagrange multipliers to find the minimum value of f (x, y, z) = 2x2 + y 2 + 3z 2
subject to the constraint 2x − 3y + 4z = 49. (6)

Question 3 19 marks

(a) Find all the first and second order partial derivatives of

f (x, y) = cos(3x − y) + sinh(5x + 2y) .

Now, using Taylor’s formula, obtain a quadratic approximation of f (x, y) near the origin. (6)

(b) Determine, in terms of t, the unit tangent, normal and binormal vectors for the space curve
8 8 2
r(t) = (1 + t)3/2 i + (1 − t)3/2 j + t k
9 9 3
where −1 < t < 1. Find the equation of the osculating plane to the curve at t = 0. (8)
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(c) Choose an appropriate order of integration and evaluate

Z Z
2y 4 cos(xy 2 ) dA
R
where R is the triangle with vertices (0, 0), (0, 3) and (1, 3). (5)

Question 4 16 marks

(a) Consider the plane region in the first quadrant bounded by the lines y = x, y = 2x and
√
the hyperbolas xy = 1, xy = 3 (see diagram). Use the coordinate transformation u = xy,


p
v = y/x to find the moment of inertia of this region about the x axis. (The region has unit
density). (6)

(b)


(i) Use cylindrical coordinates to find the volume of the solid pictured below, which is bounded
above by one sheet of the hyperboloid z 2 − x2 − y 2 = 1 and below by the cone z =
p
3(x2 + y 2 ).

(ii) Express the volume of this solid as a triple integral in rectangular coordinates. Do not solve
this integral. (7)



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(c) The solid in the picture is bounded below by the plane z = 0, on the outside by the sphere
x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 4 and on the inside by the cylinder x2 + y 2 = 1. Given that the density function


is δ(x, y, z) = z, set up a triple integral in spherical coordinates for the mass of the solid. Do
not solve the integral. (3)

Question 5
 16 marks

(a) Find the work done by F = xy i + z j + 3 k from (1, 0, 0) to (0, 1, 0) along the arc of the unit
circle, centred at (0, 0, 0), in the xy-plane. (4)

(b) Find the outward flux of the field

µ ¶
x
F = 3xy − i + (ex + tan−1 y) j
1 + y2

across the cardioid r = a(1 + a cos θ), where a > 0, by any means. Is the net flow across the
curve inward or outward? Give reasons. (4)

(c) Considering a vector field F = P i + Q j + R k, write ∇ × F in terms of P , Q and R. Hence

assuming that all first and second partial derivatives are continuous, show that ∇ · (∇ × F ) = 0.
(3)

(d) Consider the line integral Z

(3x2 y − z 2 ) dx + x3 dy − 2xz dz
C

where C is the curve parametrized by r(t) = 3t2 i + 2 j + (1 − t2 ) k with −1 ≤ t ≤ 1. Show that

this integral is independent of the path and calculate its value by any means. (5)
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Question 6 19 marks

(a) Let C be the closed curve given by the intersection of the cylinder x2 + y 2 = 4 and the plane
x + z = 1. Using Stokes’ theorem, or otherwise, evaluate the line integral of the vector field

F (x, y, z) = x i + z j + y 2 k


around C in an anticlockwise direction, as viewed from a point on the positive z-axis looking
toward the origin. (6)

(b) Evaluate the surface integral of the function

g(x, y, z) = x4 y(y 2 + z 2 )


over the portion of the cylinder y 2 + z 2 = 25 that lies in the first octant between the planes
x = 0 and x = 1 and above the plane z = 3. (4)


(c) Find the area of the part of hyperbolic paraboloid z = y 2 − x2 that lies between the cylinders
x2 + y 2 = 1 and x2 + y 2 = 4. (4)



(d) Using the Divergence Theorem, or otherwise, calculate the flux of the vector field

F = sin y i + xy j + x3 k

outwards through the entire surface of the tetrahedron defined by the conditions

x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, 2x + 2y + z ≤ 2 .

(5)