Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal

Department of Mathematics, Bioinformatics & Computer Applications

Academic Session: 2023-24

Assignment # 4 Mathematics-I (MTH-101) Due date:

Please read the following instructions carefully.

• Your submission must be neatly handwritten. The front page of your solution copy must include your name, roll
number, and discipline.

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1. Let ⃗r = xî + y ĵ + z k̂ such that r = x2 + y 2 + z 2 .
a
(a) If ∇2 (f (⃗r)) = 0, then show that f (⃗r) = r + b, where a and b are constants.
 
f (⃗r) 1 d
(b) Show that ∇. ⃗r = 2 (r2 f ).
r r dr
3
(c) Prove that ∇.(r∇(r−3 )) = 4 .
r
p ⃗r − (k̂.⃗r)k̂
2. If Φ(x, y, z) = log x2 + y 2 , then show that ∇Φ = , where ⃗r = xî + y ĵ + z k̂.
(⃗r − (k̂.⃗r)k̂).(⃗r − (k̂.⃗r)k̂)
3. Are the following vector fields conservative fields?

(a) F⃗ (x, y) = (x − y)î + (x − 2)ĵ

Ans: NO
(b) F⃗ (x, y) = (3 + 2xy)î + (x2 − 3y 2 )ĵ
Ans: YES
(c) F⃗ (x, y, z) = (2x − 3)î + z ĵ + cos(z)k̂.
Ans: NO

4. Find the values of a, b and c for which the vector field F⃗ = (x + 2y + az)î + (bx − 3y − z)ĵ + (4x + cy + 2z)k̂ is
irrotational.

Ans: a = 4, b = 2, c = −1.

5. Check whether f⃗ × ⃗g are irrotational or solenoidal if f⃗ and ⃗g are irrotaional vectors.

6. Find circular density of each of the following vector fields and interpret their physical significance

(a) F⃗ = cxî + cy ĵ.

Ans: 0
(b) F⃗ = −cy î + cxĵ.
Ans: 2c
(c) F⃗ = y î.
Ans: −1
 −y x
(d) F⃗ = î + 2 ĵ.
x2 +y 2 x + y2
Ans: 0.

7. Find a unit vector in the direction in which f increases most rapidly at P and find the rate of change of f at P in that
direction.
x
(a) f (x, y) = ; P (0, 2).
x+y
1
Ans: î;
2
x z
(b) f (x, y, z) = + 2 ; P (1, 2, −2).
z y
1 1 1
Ans: − √ î + √ ĵ; √
2 2 2
3 2 3
(c) f (x, y, z) = x z + y z + z − 1; P (1, 1, −1).
1 1 √
Ans: √ î − √ ĵ; 3 2
2 2
 
−1 x
(d) f (x, y, z) = tan ; P (4, 2, 2).
x+y
√
1 2 5
Ans: √ î − √ ĵ;
5 5 26
y
8. For the function f (x, y) = , find the value of directional derivative in the direction making an angle 30◦ with
+ y2 x2
the positive x-axis at the point (0, 1).
−1
Ans: 2

x2
   
1 3 1 3
9. If f (x, y) = 2 , where (x, y) ∈ , × , . Find the derivative of f at (1, 1) along the direction (1, 1).
y 2 2 2 2
Comment on the value of the directional derivative.

Ans: 0

10. Harsh and Raj plan to evaluate the line integral I = C F⃗ .d⃗r along a path in xy-plane from (0, 0) to (1, 1). The force
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field is F⃗ (x, y) = (x + 2y)î + (−x + y 2 )ĵ. Harsh chooses the path that runs along the x-axis from (0, 0) to (1, 0) and
then runs along the vertical line x = 1 from (1, 0) to (1, 1). Raj chooses the direct path along the diagonal line y = x
from (0, 0) to (1, 1). Which one of them has larger value of I?

11. Compute mass of the conic helix parametrized by σ(t) = (Ret cost, Ret sint, Ret ) that joins the points A = (R, 0, R)
π π
and B = (0, Re 2 , Re 2 ) where its linear density is given by ρ(σ(t)) = ket for k > 0.
√
kR 3 π
Ans: 2 (e − 1).
√
f (x, y, z)ds where f (x, y, z) = exp( z) and c(t) = (1, 2, t2 ) for 0 ≤ t ≤ 1.
R
12. Evaluate the path integral C

Ans: 2.

13. For the vector field (x − y)î + xĵ, find the circulation around the circle ⃗r(t) = cos(t) î + sin(t) ĵ where 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π.
Also find the flux across this circle in the xy-plane.

Ans: 2π, π.

14. A torus is generated by rotating a circle C about a straight line L in space so that C does not intersect or touch L. If
L is z-axis and C has radius b and its center has distance a(> b) from L, then compute the surface area of the torus

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 where surface of the torus is given by ⃗r(u, v) = (a + bcos v)cos uî + (a + bcos v)sin uĵ + bsin v k̂. Here u is the
angle of rotation and v is the angle used in describing the circle.

Ans: 4π 2 ab.
√
15. Draw and find the surface area of the region on the sphere whose position vectors ⃗r satisfy ⃗r.k̂ ≥ 1 and |⃗r| = 2.
√
Ans: 2π(2 − 2).

16. The velocity vector field of a fluid is hF⃗ =i xî + z ĵ + y k̂. Find the flow along the helix represented by ⃗r(t) =
π
cos(t)î + sin(t)ĵ + tk̂, where t lies in 0, .
2
π−1
Ans:
2
17. Find the work done by the force field F⃗ = xî + y ĵ + z k̂, in moving an object along the curve C given by ⃗r(t) =
cos(πt)î + t2 ĵ + sin(πt)k̂, where 0 ≤ t ≤ 1.
1
Ans: 2

⃗r
18. Evaluate the flux of the vector field F⃗ (⃗r) = 3 through the sphere with the center at origin and radius a. Comment
a
on the flux so obtained.

Ans: 4π

19. Compute the flux of the water flow through a parabolic cylinder S : y = x2 , 0 ≤ x ≤ 2, 0 ≤ z ≤ 3 where the velocity
vector is F⃗ = 3z 2 î + 6ĵ + 6zxk̂ and speed is measured in m/sec.

Ans: 72 m3 /sec

20. Find the volume of the solid enclosed by the surfaces z = x2 + 3y 2 and z = 8 − x2 − y 2 .
√
Ans: 8π 2.
2 z î
RR
21. Evaluate S (⃗
v .n̂)dA, where ⃗v = x + y ĵ + xz k̂ and S is the boundary of the region bounded by the paraboloid
z= x2 + 2
y and the plane z = 4y.

Ans: 8π.
y2
ĵ+z k̂ and S is the surface consisting of three surfaces S1 : z = 4−3x2 −3y 2 ,
RR
22. Evaluate S (⃗
v .n̂)dA where ⃗v = xy î−
2
for 1 ≤ z ≤ 4 on the top, S2 : x2 + y 2 = 1, for 0 ≤ z ≤ 1 on the side and S3 : z = 0 on the bottom.
5π
Ans: 2 .

23. Verify the divergence theorem for the vector field ⃗v = xî + y ĵ + z k̂ over the sphere of radius a centered at the origin.

Ans: 4π

⃗ × ⃗v ).n̂ dA where ⃗v = z 2 î − 3xy ĵ + x3 y 3 k̂ and S is the part of z = 5 − x2 − y 2 , 1 ≤ z ≤ 4 and

RR
24. Evaluate S (∇
above z = 1. Assume that S is oriented upwards.

Ans: 0.

25. Verify the Stokes theorem for the vector field ⃗v = (3x − y)î − 2yz 2 ĵ − 2y 2 z k̂ over the hemisphere x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 16,
z ≥ 0.

Ans: 16π.

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 − y 2 dx) where C is the square cut from the first quadrant by the lines x = 1 and y = 1.
H
26. Evaluate C (xydy
3
Ans: 2

27. Verify Greens theorem for the following vector field F⃗ = e−x sin y î + ex cos y ĵ where C is the sqaure with the
vertices (0, 0), (0, π2 ), ( π2 , 0), ( π2 , π2 ).
π
Ans: 2(e− 2 − 1)

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