Amrita School of Engineering
[Link]. II Semester
23MAT130 - Engineering Mathematics II
Tutorial 8
(Derivatives, Divergence of a Vector field, Curl of a Vector field, finding Laplacian of scalar
function, Parametric representation of curves, Tangent to a curve, Arc Length, Curves in
Mechanics)
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1. Find and of the vector function V = ( x 2 + zy )iˆ + ( xyz 2 + 3) ˆj + xz 4 kˆ .
x z
2. Verify that div( f v ) = f div(v ) + v f for a given scalar field f = x 2 y and a vector field
v = x 3 z iˆ + y 3 x ˆj + z 3 y kˆ .
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3. Find div(v ) and curl(v ) , if v = grad x 3 + y 3 + z 3 − 3xyz . )
4. Find the curl and divergence of the following vector functions.
a) v = (3 x 2 − 3 yz )iˆ + (3 y 2 − 3 zx ) ˆj + (3 z 2 − 3 yx )kˆ
b) v = e xyz [iˆ , ˆj , kˆ]
5. Find curl[curl(v )] , if 𝑣⃗ = (𝑥 2 𝑦𝑖̂ − 2𝑥𝑧𝑗̂ + 2𝑦𝑧𝑘̂).
6. Find the Laplacian of the function 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 3𝑥 3 − 𝑦 2 + 9𝑥𝑦.
7. Find ∇2 𝑓 by direct differentiation for the given functions, and indicate when 𝑑𝑖𝑣(𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑 𝑓) = ∇2 𝑓
is simpler.
a) 𝑓 = cos2 𝑥 + sin2 𝑦
b) 𝑓 = 1/(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 )
8. Does the parametric representation given by 𝑟̅ (𝑡) = (𝑡, 𝑡 2 ) , −1 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 1 and 𝑠̅(𝑡) = (𝑡 2 , 𝑡 4 ) ,
−1 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 1 represent the same curve. Explain with figure.
9. Obtain the parametric representation of the semi-circle given by 𝑦 = −√25 − (𝑥 − 2)2 .
10. Find the curve with the parametric equation r (t ) = sin t iˆ + cos 2t ˆj , for 0 t 2 .
11. A fluid motion is given by F = ( y + z )iˆ + ( z + x) ˆj + ( x + y )kˆ . Is this motion irrotational? If so, find
its velocity potential.
12. Find the values of 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 for which the vector r (t ) = ( x + y + az )iˆ + (bx + 3 y − z ) ˆj + (3 x + cy + z )kˆ
is irrotational.
13. Find the potential for the conservative vector field
v = [2 x 2 + y 3 + ye xy ]iˆ + [−2 y 2 + 3 xy 2 + xe xy ] ˆj .
14. Find a for which the following vector fields are incompressible or solenoidal.
i. v = ( x + 3 y )iˆ + ( y − 2 z ) ˆj + ( x + az )kˆ
ii. v = 3 xiˆ + ( x + y ) ˆj − azkˆ
15. Represent the following curves parametrically:
2 2 2
a) x + y = a
3 3 3
b) x 2 + y 2 − 4 y = 0
x2 z2
c) + =1
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d) x 2 + y 2 = 9 ; z = 9 − x 2
e) z = x 2 + y 2 ; z = 1
16. For the following given curve 𝐶: ̅̅̅̅̅ 𝑟(𝑡), find the tangent vector, a unit vector, and the tangent of C
at P
̅̅̅̅̅ = [cos 𝑡 , sin 𝑡 , 9𝑡], 𝑃: (1,0,18𝜋).
a) 𝑟(𝑡)
̅̅̅̅̅ = [𝑡, 𝑡 2 , 𝑡 3 ], 𝑃: (1,1,0).
b) 𝑟(𝑡)
17. The position of a particle at time ‘t’ is given by ̅̅̅̅̅
𝑟(𝑡) = 𝑡 2 𝑖̂ + cos(𝑡 − 1) 𝑗̂ + 𝑡 3 𝑘̂.
(a) Find the velocity vector and acceleration vector at time 𝑡 = 1.
(b) Find the parametric representation of the tangent line to the curve 𝑟(𝑡)̅̅̅̅̅ at 𝑡 = 1. Also find
the equation of this tangent in terms of 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧.
18. A space station orbits a planet in a circular path 320 km above the planet's surface. It completes one
full orbit every 120 minutes. Given that the radius of the planet is 6,400 km, calculate the
acceleration due to gravity at the space station's orbital altitude.
19. A spacecraft orbits a planet at an altitude of 150 km above the planet's surface. The acceleration due
to gravity at this altitude is 9.2 𝑚/𝑠 2 . Given the radius of the planet is 6,300 km, calculate the orbital
speed of the spacecraft.