Module 3 (Vector Differential Calculus)
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a) A particle moves along the curve = 2 2 , = 2 4, = 3 5
where t is the time. Find the components of its velocity and acceleration
in the direction of 2 + 2 t =1.
b) Find the angle between the tangents to the curve = 2 + 2 3 at the
points t = 1 .
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July 2010
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a) If = 2 3 4 + 3 2 2 4 + 4 2 3 3 , find (i) ( .
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b) Find the angle between the surfaces + + = 9, + = 3 at the
point (2,-1, 2).
Dec 2011
Jan 2010
a) If = + + and| | = . Find grad div().
b) If = ( + + 1) + ( + ), then prove that . = 0.
Jan 2015
Jan 2014
a) If the directional derivatives of = 2 + + 2 3 ( 1, 1, 2) has a
maximum magnitude of 32 units in the direction parallel to y-axis, find a, b, c.
b) Find unit normal vector to the curve()
= 4 + 4 + 3.
Mar 2001
Aug 2000
a) S.T = (2 2 + ) + (2 2 + + 2 2 ) + (2 2 + ) is a
conservative force field and finds its scalar potential.
b) Find div F and curl F if = ( 3 + 3 + 3 3).
a) In which direction the directional derivative of 2 3 is maximum at (2,1,-1) and
find the magnitude of this maximum.
b) Find the directional derivative of the following = 2 + 4 2 at (1,-2,-1)
along 2i-j-2k.
Jan 2010
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Jun 2012
a) If =
prove that curl = 2
where
is a constant vector.
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b) Find the directional derivative of = 4 3 2 2 at (2,-1,2) along 2i-3j+6k.
Mar 2001
Feb 2006
a) Prove that () =
+ () .
b) If = 2 3 2 4 then find 2 at (1,1,1)
July 2006
Jan 2010
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a) Find the constants a and b such that
= ( + 3 ) + (3 2 ) + ( 2 ) is irrotational and also find a
scalar potential function such that = .
b) Find the unit tangent vector and unit normal vector to the curve
= 2, = 2 , = at = 8 .
Jun 2012
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Jan 2014
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a) A particle moves along the curve = (1 3) , = (1 + 2 ), = (2 5) where
t is the time. Find velocity and acceleration. And also find components of velocity
and acceleration at t=1, in the direction of2 + + 2.
b) If f = 3 2 3 2 + 4 2 , then find curl ( grad f )
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is solenoidal and
= 3 2 2 + 3 2 2 2 3 and
a) P.T
is irrotational. If
= ( 2 ) + ( 2 ) + ( 2 )
b) Find the unit vector normal to the surface 3 3 3 = 4 at the point (-1,-1,2).
a) Find the angle between the normal to the surface = 2 at the points (4,1,2) and
(3,3,-3).
b) (i) For what value of a vector point function
= (2 + 3) (3 + 4) + ( ) is solenoidal
(ii) Is = (6 + 3 ) + (3 2 ) + (3 2 ), is irrotational.
a) The position vector of a moving particle at time t is()
= 2 3 + 4 . Find
the tangential and normal components of its acceleration at = 1.
b) Find the directional derivatives of = 2 + 3 at (1,2,-1) in the direction
normal to the surface 2 = 4 at (-1,2,-1) `
a) If = 2 + 2 + 2 and = 2 + 2 + 2 , then find grad,div and curl
b) Find a, b, c such that = ( + 2 + ) + ( 3 ) + (4 + + 2)
is irrotational and also find scalar potential.
(a)If = + 2 3 find div , curl , div ( curl ) at (2,1,1)
b) Find the angle between the tangents to the curve = 2 + 1, = 4 3,
= 2 2 6 at the points = 1 and = 2.
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a) S.T = 2 + 2 is both solenoidal and irrotational.
b) Determine the unit normal vector to the surface 2 2 + 2 2 4 = 10 at
(2,1,-1)
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a) Find the value of a such that = ( 2 + ) + ( 2 2 ) + 2( )
is solenoidal.
b) Find grad(div) and div() for
= 2 + 3 + 3
a) Show that the surfaces 4 2 2 = 4 and 5 2 2 9 = 0 intersect
orthogonally at the point (1,-1.2)
b) Compute . and at(1,-1,1), if
= 2 2 3 + 2 and
= 2 3 .
a) If = ( 3 + 3 + 3 2 2 2 ) find div and curl at the point (1,2,3).
b) S.T curl curl =
0, where = + + .
a) Show that the vector field =
) + ( ) + ( ) is
irrotational. And find its scalar potential such that = .
b) Find the value of and b such that the surface 2 + = 3 ,
2 + 3 = ( 8) intersect each other at right angle at the point (1,1,-2).
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