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EM-II

Practice Question Sheet #1


School of Basic and Applied Sciences,
Galgotias University, Gr. Noida

Topics: Vector Calculus

1. Find the gradient of the scalar field 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑦 3 + 4𝑥𝑦.


2. Give the geometrical interpretation of gradient. Find the unit normal vector to the surface
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𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 4 at the point ( , √3, ).
√2 √2
3. Find the directional derivative of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑥𝑦 2 sin 𝑧 + 4𝑦 2 𝑧 + 2𝑧 2 at the point (1, −1, 2) in
the direction of 𝐢 + 𝟐𝐣 − 𝟑𝐤.
4. Find the directional derivative of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑥𝑦 2 + 4𝑦 2 𝑧 + 2𝑧 2 at the point 𝑃(1, −1, 2) in the
direction of 𝑃𝑄, where 𝑄(0,1, −1).
5. Find the directional derivative of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑧𝑥 at the point (0, −1, 1) in the
direction of 2𝐢 + 𝐣 − 𝟐𝐤.
6. Find the divergence of the vector field 𝐯 = (𝑥 2 𝑦 2 )𝐢 + 𝑥𝑦𝑧 𝐣 − sin 𝑧𝑥 𝐤.
7. Show that the vector field 𝐅 = (2𝑥 + 3𝑦)𝐢 + (𝑥 − 𝑦)𝐣 − (𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧) 𝐤 is
incompressible/solenoidal.
8. Show that the vector field 𝐅 = 𝑦𝑧 2 𝐢 + 𝑥𝑧 2 𝐣 + 𝟐𝑥𝑦𝑧 𝐤 is conservative. Find its potential function.
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9. If 𝑟 is the distance of a point (x,y,z) from the origin, prove that 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑙 (𝑘 × 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑 ) =
𝑟
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−𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑 (𝑘 . 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑 ), where 𝑘 is the unit vector in the direction of 𝑂𝑍.
𝑟
10. Evaluate ∫𝑪 𝑭. 𝒅𝒓, where 𝑭 = 𝑥 2 𝒊 + 𝑥𝑦 𝒋 and 𝐶 is the boundary of the square in the plane 𝑧 =
0 and bounded by the lines 𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 = 0, 𝑥 = 𝑎 and 𝑦 = 𝑎.
11. Evaluate ∫𝐶(𝑥𝑦)𝑑𝑥 − 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑦 + (𝑦𝑧)𝑑𝑧, where C is the curve defined by 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 , 𝑧 = 2𝑥, −1 ≤
𝑥 ≤ 3.
12. Evaluate the surface integral ∬𝑆 𝐅. 𝐧 𝑑𝐴 where 𝐅 = 𝑧 2 𝑦 𝐢 + 𝑥 2 𝑦 𝐣 − 𝑦 2 z 𝐤 and S is the portion of
the surface of the cylinder 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 9, 0 ≤ 𝑧 ≤ 3 included in the first octant.
13. Use the Gauss theorem to evaluate ∬𝑆(𝐕. 𝐧)𝑑𝐴, where 𝐕 = 𝑥𝑦𝐢 + 𝑦𝑧 𝐣 + 𝑧𝑥 𝐤 and S is the
boundary of ellipsoid 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 4.
14. Evaluate ∮𝐶 𝐅. 𝑑𝐫 using the Stokes’s theorem where 𝐅 = 𝑦 2 𝐢 + x 2 𝐣 − (x + z) 𝐤 and C is the
boundary of triangle with vertices at (0,0,0), (1,0,0) and (1,1,0).
15. Evaluate ∮𝐶 𝐕. 𝑑𝐫 using the Stokes’s theorem where 𝐕 = 3𝑦𝑒 𝑥 𝐢 + 4𝑧 sin 𝑦 𝐣 + 2𝑥 cos 𝑧 𝐤 and C
is the intersection of the surface of the sphere 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 4, 𝑥 ≥ 0 and the cylinder 𝑦 2 +
𝑧 2 = 1.

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