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Multivariable Calculus Tutorial Problems

The document is a tutorial for the MATH2211 Multivariable Calculus course at The University of Hong Kong. It includes various problems related to line integrals, mass and density calculations, and properties of vector fields. The tutorial covers both theoretical concepts and practical computations involving parametrized curves and vector fields.

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Multivariable Calculus Tutorial Problems

The document is a tutorial for the MATH2211 Multivariable Calculus course at The University of Hong Kong. It includes various problems related to line integrals, mass and density calculations, and properties of vector fields. The tutorial covers both theoretical concepts and practical computations involving parametrized curves and vector fields.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

MATH2211 Multivariable Calculus


Tutorial 10

1. There is a wire in the R2 plane which can be parametrized as γ(t) = (t3 − 3t, 3t2 ) where
√
t ∈ [2, 4]. The density of the wire at each point (x, y) is given by δ(x, y) = y.

(a) Find the total mass ∫ δ ds of the wire.


γ
(b) Find the average density of the wire (defined as the total mass divided by the total length).

2. Let C be the boundary of the triangle in R2 with vertices (0, 0), (4, 0) and (0, 3). Let
f (x, y) = x + y. Compute ∫ f ds.
C

3. Let C be the astroid in R2 with parametrization γ(t) = (cos3 t, sin3 t), where t ∈ [0, 2π]. Let
⎛ 1 2 ⎞
F(x, y) = √ ,√ . Compute ∮ F ⋅ ds. (You may ignore the unboundedness of F at
⎝ 3 x2 y 3 xy 2 ⎠ C
some points on γ.)

4. Let C be the part of the intersection of the cylinder x2 + y 2 = 4 and the plane 2x + 2y + z = 1
with y ⩾ 0 oriented from the point (2, 0, −3) to the point (−2, 0, 5). Compute ∫ (−y, x, z) ⋅ ds.
C

5. Let F be a continuous vector field on Rn . We say that F has path-independent line integrals
if
∫ F ⋅ ds = ∫ F ⋅ ds
C1 C2
1
for any simple, piecewise C , oriented curves C1 and C2 having the same initial point and
having the same terminal point.

(a) If F has path-independent line integrals, prove that ∮ F ⋅ ds = 0 for any simple, piecewise
C
C 1 , closed curve C in the domain of F.
(b) Suppose F is a gradient field. Prove that F has path-independent line integrals.

Additional problems:

6. Compute each of the following line integrals.


√
(a) ∫ f ds where γ ∶ [−1, 1] → R2 is defined by γ(t) = (3t2 , 2t3 ), and f (x, y) = 3 + x
γ
√
(b) ∫ F ⋅ ds where γ ∶ [−1, 1] → R2 is defined by γ(t) = ( ∣t∣, 2t), and F(x, y) = (xy, x2 + y)
γ
√
(c) ∫ ( y dx + sin x dy + (xy − z) dz) where γ ∶ [0, 1] → R3 is defined by γ(t) = (t, 2t2 , 3t3 )
γ

1
t
7. Consider a curve in R3 parametrized by γ(t) = (t, t2 + 1, √ ) where 0 ⩽ t ⩽ 2. Find the
4t2 + 1
area under the curve. Callback online exercises

√
8. Let C be the graph of f (x) = x + x defined on the interval [0, 1] oriented in the direction
with increasing x-coordinates. Compute ∫ y 2 dx + x dy.
C

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