SVKM’s NarseeMonjee Institute of Management Studies

Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering

Unit V

Gradient, directional derivatives, divergent, curl, scalar potential

1. Find grad f if f  x, y, z   x 2 y  y 3  yz 2  xyz at (1,0,1).
2  xi  yj  zk 
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2. Find grad log x  y  z
2 2 2
 . Ans:
x 2
 y2  z2 

3. Find grad f if f  e xy  x cos  yz 2 

 Ans :  ye xy
 cos yz 2  i   xe xy  xz 2 sin yz 2  j   2 xyz sin yz 2  k 
4. Find directional derivative of f  x3 - xy 2 - z at (1,1,0) in the direction of 2i  3 j  6k .
 4
 Ans : 
 7
5. Find the directional derivative of the function ∅ = 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 + 2𝑧 2 at the point 𝑃(1, 2, 3) in
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the direction of the line PQ, where Q is the point (5, 0, 4).Ans:
√21
6. What is the greatest rate of increasing   xyz at the point (1, 0, 3).
2
Ans: 9
7. The temperature of points in space is given by 𝑇(𝑥. 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 𝑧. A mosquito
located at (1, 1, 2) desires to fly in such a direction that it will get warm as soon as possible.
̂
2𝑖̂+2𝑗̂ −𝑘
In what direction should it move. Ans: D.D.= 3
8. In what direction from (2, 1, 2) is the directional derivative of   4xz3  3x2 y 2 z
minimum? And what is the magnitude of minimum change?
 2i  12 j  21k 
 Ans : , 4 589 
 589 
9. Find 𝑑𝑖𝑣 𝐹⃗ and 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑙 𝐹⃗ when 𝐹⃗ = ∇(𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 + 𝑧 3 − 3𝑥𝑦𝑧).

Ans: 𝑑𝑖𝑣 𝐹⃗ = 6((𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧), 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑙 𝐹⃗ = 0.

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10. If F  x 2 i  xz j  yzk and r  xi  yj  zk find div F  r and curl F  r

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Ans: div F  r  z 2  xz  x 2 and

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curl F  r   2 x 2  xy  iˆ   4 xz  2 xy  y 2  ˆj   3 yz  2 xz  kˆ

11. Determine the constants a, b, c so that 𝐹⃗ = (𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑎𝑧)𝑖̂ + (𝑏𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 𝑧)𝑗̂ +

(4𝑥 + 𝑐𝑦 + 2𝑧)𝑘̂ is irrotational. Hence find the scalar potential  s.t. 𝐹⃗ = grad  .

Ans: a=4, b=2, c= -1;   x 2 / 2  (3 y 2 ) / 2  z 2  2 xy  4 xz  yz.

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12. Show that the vector F  y 2 cos x  z 3 i   2 y sin x  4  j  3xz 2  2 k is irrotational and
find its scalar potential. Ans:   y 2 sin x  z3 x  4 y  2z
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13. Show that the vector F  2 x  z 2  3 y i   2 y  3x  z  j   2 xz  y  k is irrotational and

find its scalar potential function  such that F   and  1,1, 0   4 .

Ans:   x2  y 2  z 2 x  3xy  zy 1

Line Integral, Surface Integral, Greens Theorem, Stokes Theorem

1. If a force F  2 x 2 y iˆ  3xy ˆj displaces a particle in the xy -plane from  0, 0  to 1, 4 

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along a curve y  4x2 . Find the work done. Ans.
5

2. A vector field is given by F   sin y  iˆ  x 1  cos y  ˆj . Evaluate the line integral over a
circular path x2  y 2  a2 , z  0 . Ans.  a2
3. Using Green’s Theorem, evaluate x  2 xy  dx   y 2  x3 y  dy where C is a square
2

C
1
with the vertices P  0, 0  , Q 1, 0  , R 1,1 and S  0,1 . Ans.
2
4. Using Green’s Theorem, evaluate   2 y dx  3x dy  where C is the boundary of the
2

C
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closed region bounded by y  x and y  x2 . Ans.
4
5. Using Stoke’s theorem, find the circulation of the field F   x 2  y  iˆ  4 zjˆ  x 2 kˆ around

the curve C in which the plane z  2 meets the cone z  x 2  y 2 counter clockwise when
viewed from above. Ans: 4 .

6. Using Stoke’s theorem, find the circulation of the field F  yiˆ  xjˆ around the curve
C : x2  y 2  9, z  0 counter clockwise when viewed from above. Ans: 18 .

7. Using Stoke’s theorem, calculate the circulation of the field

F   y 2  z 2  iˆ   x 2  z 2  ˆj   y 2  x 2  kˆ around the curve C : the square bounded by the
lines x  1 and y  1 in the xy plane counter clockwise when viewed from above. Ans: 0.

8. Find the Flux of F  xyiˆ  yzjˆ  xzkˆ outward through the surface of the cube cut from the
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first octant by the planes x  1, y  1 and z  1. Ans: .
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9. Find the Flux of F  xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ outward over the sphere x2  y 2  z 2  a2 . Ans: 4 a3 .

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