Nanyang Technological University
MH2100 (Calculus III)
Tutorial Problem Set 8 (Study Week 9)
Problem 1
Define a linear transformation T from the uv-plane to the xy-plane by
df u−v u+v
T (u, v) = √ , √ .
2 2
Suppose that S is a region in the uv-plane such that T [S] is the closed square [0, 1] × [0, 1] in the xy-plane.
Remark: Recall that T [S] denotes the image of S under T .
(a) Find S.
(b) Give a geometrical description of the linear transformation T .
Problem 2
Let D denote the closed trapezoidal region in R2 with vertices
(1, 0), (2, 0), (0, 2), and (0, 1).
y−x
ZZ
Evaluate the double integral cos dA(x, y) using a change of variables.
D y+x
Hint: The form of the integrand suggests the coordinate transformation that you ought to use.
Problem 3
Let D denote the closed region in the first quadrant of R2 that is bounded by the following four curves:
• The two lines given by the equations y = x and y = x + 1.
• The two hyperbolas given by the equations xy = 1 and xy = 2.
ZZ
x2 − y 2 dA(x, y) using a change of variables.
Evaluate the double integral
D
Hint: The equations of the four curves suggest the coordinate transformation that you ought to use.
Problem 4
Let a, b, c ∈ R>0 , and let E denote the closed ellipsoid specified by the inequality
x2 y2 z2
+ + ≤ 1.
a2 b2 c2
Use a space transformation to express the volume of E in terms of a, b, and c.
4 3
Remark: You may freely use the fact that the volume of a sphere with radius r is πr .
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Problem 5
Let a ∈ R>0 , and let C denote the curve associated to the parametrization r : [0, 2π] → R2 defined by
df
r(t) = (a(t − sin(t)), a(1 − cos(t))).
Z
Evaluate the line integral y 2 ds.
C
1
2
Problem 6
Define a space vector field F on R3 by
df
F(x, y, z) = 3x2 + 6y, −14yz, 20xz 2 .
Z
3
For each of the following oriented curves C in R , evaluate the line integral F • dr.
C
(a) C goes from (1, 1, 1) to (0, 0, 0) along the path x, x2 , x3 ∈ R3 x ∈ R in R3 .
(b) C goes from (1, 1, 0) to (1, 1, 1) along the straight line in R3 containing these two points.
Remark: Given n ∈ N and distinct points P, Q ∈ Rn , the vector function r : [0, 1] → Rn defined by
df # » # »
r(t) = OP + t · P Q
is an orientation-respecting parametrization of the directed line segment from P to Q.